title: Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors accounting for <5% of all neoplasms in the pleura and other sites. A 45-year-old man reported to us with cough and dyspnea. Radiological investigations revealed a giant mass displacing the mediastinum to the left. The tumor weighing 3.0 kg was successfully resected via a right thoracotomy. Histology and immunohistochemistry confirmed a benign tumor. Recurrence and malignant transformation of these benign tumors have been reported. Our patient has been followed up for 4 years with no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India dr.prakash.m.ludhani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Prakash Manoharlal
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ludhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anathakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Venkatadevanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Muthubaskaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Padmanabhan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandrasekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Pleural neoplasms; Solitary fibrous tumor; pleural