title: Serum β-hCG as an Indicator of Recurrence After the Complete Resection of a Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura.
abstract: In solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) of the pleura, malignant SFTs are uncommon. Although SFTs are known to cause paraneoplastic syndromes through the production of insulin-like growth factor, to the best of our knowledge, the production of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) has been reported only in 1 case involving a patient with a benign SFT. We herein report the first case of the elevation of β-hCG serum levels associated with a malignant SFT in which the β-hCG serum level became a useful indicator of recurrence after the complete resection of the primary mediastinal lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yabuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: akira.sakurada.c5@tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Notsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human