Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Pleura in Patient Submitted to Surgical Treatment

Author(s): Luísa Ferraz de Arruda, Laísa Ferraz de Arruda, Ana Clara Nagle Spessoto, Luis Cesar Fava Spessoto, Fernando Nestor Facio Junior, Pedro Francisco F. Arruda

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura is a rare tumor of an unknown cause and corresponds to 5% of all pleural tumors. It is generally asymptomatic and discovered incidentally through imaging exams. The definitive diagnosis is based on histopathological findings and treatment is surgical. This paper describes the case of a previously healthy female patient with a tumor mass at the base of the left lung.

Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue, Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural, Pleural Neoplasms

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