TY - JOUR
T1 - Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with a minute malignant component and diaphragmatic vascular supply
T2 - Report of a case
AU - Miyoshi, Kentaroh
AU - Okumura, Norihito
AU - Kokado, Yujiro
AU - Matsuoka, Tomoaki
AU - Kameyama, Kotaro
AU - Nakagawa, Tatsuo
PY - 2008/2/1
Y1 - 2008/2/1
N2 - We resected a fist-sized, solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) with a minute malignant component, following percutaneous embolization of its feeding artery. The tumor had macroscopic characteristics of a benign SFTP, and most parts of it were microscopically benign. However, further careful pathological examination revealed a minute malignant component in its periphery. We report this case to show that large and mostly benign SFTPs may contain malignant components, which can be overlooked. Thus, large SFTPs should be resected in consideration of this possibility.
AB - We resected a fist-sized, solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) with a minute malignant component, following percutaneous embolization of its feeding artery. The tumor had macroscopic characteristics of a benign SFTP, and most parts of it were microscopically benign. However, further careful pathological examination revealed a minute malignant component in its periphery. We report this case to show that large and mostly benign SFTPs may contain malignant components, which can be overlooked. Thus, large SFTPs should be resected in consideration of this possibility.
KW - Malignant component
KW - Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura
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U2 - 10.1007/s00595-007-3618-1
DO - 10.1007/s00595-007-3618-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 18368325
AN - SCOPUS:43349101512
SN - 0941-1291
VL - 38
SP - 344
EP - 347
JO - Japanese Journal of Surgery
JF - Japanese Journal of Surgery
IS - 4
ER -