Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumors are being increasingly reported. The retroperitoneum, deep soft tissues of the proximal extremities, abdominal cavity, trunk, head and neck are among the most common extraserosal locations reported. A recurrent solitary fibrous tumor involving the vagina of a 25-year-old woman is reported. Microscopically, the tumor was hypercellular and composed of mitotica...

A 62-year-old man with a history of long-term asbestos exposure was found to have a chest wall tumor invading the sixth rib on chest computed tomography. The computed tomography also revealed multiple plaques in the pleura. Malignant pleural mesothelioma was suspected, and thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Thoracoscopy revealed that the tumor location was extrapleural. Thus, excisional biops...

Solitary fibrous tumours are rare neoplasms that arise mostly from the pleura. Much more rarely they can also be found in extrapleural sites, including the head and neck. We report a rare case of a sinonasal and rhinopharyngeal solitary fibrous tumour. The tumour, measuring 67 x 28 x 55 mm, was first embolised and then successfully removed through endonasal endoscopic surgery. Histopathologic a...

Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS), a paraneoplastic syndrome, presents as a hypoinsulinemic hypoglycemia from the ectopic secretion of insulin-like growth factor II from a solitary fibrous tumor which may be intrapleural or extrapleural in origin. We report a case of severe hypoglycemia in a 70-year old female initially admitted for resection of left sided solitary fibrous tumor of pleura. Investigat...

Late complications of collapse therapy generally present as pyogenic, caseous, or mycotic empyema’4 at the site of the previous pneumothorax. Hemorrhagic effusion associated with pleural malignant change has been reported. To our knowledge, extrapleural hematoma without malignancy has not yet been described. Our patient’s medical history excluded external violence or traumatic thoracentesis. Al...

Corresponding Author: Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, MD; e-mail: [email protected] initial computed tomography (CT) are representative of thoracic trauma. Chest x-ray (Figure 1a) revealed a well circumscribed opacity in the left haemithorax recommending the contrast mediated thorax computed tomography (CT). The CT immediately performed shown left rib fractures and a D-shaped opacity in the left side of...