title: Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) of the pleura is a rare, usually benign primary tumour of the pleura. Spectrum of presentation can vary from an incidental finding on chest radiograph done for some other purpose, features of compression of surrounding structures to symptoms resulting from the tumour per se. We report a case of a female who presented with complaints of cough and chest pain in whom a diagnosis of SFT was confirmed on tru-cut biopsy and immunohistochemistry studies. The patient underwent thoracotomy and successful removal of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India. vschestdoc@gmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sikri
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chawla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D033162:Incidental Findings; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed