1. [Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) hidden in the pleural effusion].
- Author
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Kołodziejski L, Dyczek S, and Lobaziewicz W
- Subjects
- Aged, Disease-Free Survival, Humans, Intraoperative Period, Male, Thoracotomy, Fibroma diagnosis, Fibroma surgery, Pleural Effusion, Malignant diagnosis, Pleural Effusion, Malignant surgery, Pleural Neoplasms diagnosis, Pleural Neoplasms surgery
- Abstract
Unlabelled: The patient with a non-malignant type of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) has been presented as an example; this tumor manifested itself in long-lasting pleural effusion. The tumor, submerged in the liquid, with the diameter of 16 cm, was invisible in standard and computer X-rays of the chest. The tumor was found and removed during the thoracotomy. The patient has been alive for 9 years, without symptoms of the disease since the operation was performed., Conclusions: 1. The source of one-sided exudation can be a non-malignant SFTP. 2. Tumor submerged in the liquid can be invisible on standard and computer pictures of the chest.
- Published
- 2006