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Solitary Fibrous Tumour of the Pleura: A Case Report
George Rakovich
,1 Maxime Laflamme,1 Denise Ouellette,1 and Gilles Beauchamp11Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Abstract
Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura are rare pleural neoplasms that are distinct from mesothelioma. Most of them are benign, although some behave aggressively; morphological and pathological features are important in distinguishing them from mesothelioma and in predicting clinical behaviour. Solitary fibrous tumours often grow to a large size before causing symptoms, and are characteristically associated with hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy in up to 20% of cases. In cases of benign lesions, complete resection is usually curative. A case involving a 62-year-old woman who underwent surgical resection of a solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura measuring 25 cm in size is described.
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