title: Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura slowly growing over 17 years: case report.
abstract: Although a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare disease, and usually has a benign course, it has a malignant potential. We report a case of malignant SFTP treated surgically. A 75-year-old female was admitted with a chief complaint of hemoptysis of two weeks duration. Computed tomography of the chest imaged a large mass in the right hemithorax, which compressed adjacent organs; however, there was no evidence of invasion. We reviewed the patient's medical records and found that the mass had been presented for 17 years. Complete resection was achieved through a right thoracotomy and histopathologic examination confirmed a malignant SFTP.
authors: Hyun Woo
authors: HW
authors: Jeon
authors: Soon Seog
authors: SS
authors: Kwon
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Bucheon St, Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea. ydkim@catholic.ac.kr.
authors: Young-Du
authors: YD
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed