Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Retrospective Review of a Multicenter Series

Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare neoplasm of the pleura. Although an increasing number of case series have been reported in recent years, so far clinical behavior is still unpredictable. The following article presents a detailed review of the recent larger series of SFTP with particular attention to the clinical presentation, pathologic characteristics and...

[Clinicopathological features of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: a case series and literature review].

We assessed the clinicopathological features of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura in a case series comprising 30 patients (20 women, 66.6%) with a mean age of 58.39 years. Forty-five percent of the cases were asymptomatic. In 70% of the cases the tumors arose in the visceral pleura. Twenty percent presented multiple tumors, a finding that was associated with intrapulmonary localization and ...

Giant solitary fibrous tumor of pleura

A 60-year-old male presented with dyspnea and chest pain. He was referred with massive bulky mass. A mass in the left lung was observed using chest X-ray (Figures 1).  A computed tomography scan of the chest showed a mass on the left lung with complete lung collapse Figures 2 (A, B). The needle biopsy was performed and the case was diagnosed with solitary fibro...

A case of malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.

A 58-year-old female presented with dyspnea. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a huge mass sized 26 cm in maximum diameter in the right thoracic cavity (Fig. 1). The tumor was encapsulated with a thin membrane and had multiple septa inside. The right lung and the heart were compressed to the left side by the tumor (Fig. 2). A CT-guided needle biopsy did not give any definitive diagnosis. ...

Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura mimicking mediastinal tumours: a case series