title: Ectopic pleural thymoma mimicking a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura.
abstract: Thymoma is the commonest tumour of the anterior mediastinum in adults. Ectopic thymoma sometimes occurs, usually affecting the neck, mediastinal compartments, the lung and, very rarely, the pleura. We describe the case of a giant right-sided pleural thymoma (14 13 8 cm), preoperatively suspected to be a solitary fibrous tumour; a complete surgical resection was achieved and a postoperative diagnosis of type AB Masaoka stage II B tumour was attained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Turin, Italy. pierluigi.filosso@unito.it
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Filosso
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delsedime
authors.forename: Riccardo Carlo
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cristofori
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000473:pathology*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013950:Thymus Gland; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor