Giant solitary fibrous tumor of pleura
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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 fibrous tumor. Subsequently, the patient underwent complete resected open thoracotomy. In our case, the mass dimension was 50 × 35 cm weighting 5.600 gr Figures 3 (A,B).
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 7 شماره 2
صفحات 456- 457
تاریخ انتشار 2019-06-01
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