title: Invasive desmoplastic fibroblastoma in the chest wall.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare soft tissue tumor. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with a growing chest wall tumor in the pleural cavity. After resection, the tumor was diagnosed as desmoplastic fibroblastoma. This is the first report of desmoplastic fibroblastoma occurring in the chest wall. Generally, desmoplastic fibroblastoma is considered as a benign and slow-growing tumor. However, the tumor in our patient grew very rapidly and invaded the adjacent lung, parietal pleura, and periosteum of the rib bone. We therefore describe this tumor as an "invasive" desmoplastic fibroblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Kohka Public Hospital, Shiga, Japan. Electronic address: kawaguchi1228@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Kohka Public Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome