title: Two cases of giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a not-so-rare tumor?
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare intrathoracic neoplasms, especially in the giant form. The treatment of choice remains complete surgical resection which provides a benign clinical outcome. All patients need long-term follow-up due to the possibility of late recurrences. We describe 2 new cases of giant pleural fibrous tumor, which underwent resection via thoracotomy, and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Valerya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Okateya
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criscione
authors.forename: Borrata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Francesco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Diagnosis; Pleural neoplasms; Solitary fibrous tumor; Thoracotomy; differential; pleural