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Title:Giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura : case report and review of the literature
Authors:ID Crnjac, Anton (Author)
ID Veingerl, Bojan (Author)
ID Vidovič, Damjan (Author)
ID Kavalar, Rajko (Author)
ID Hojski, Aljaž (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.02 - Review Article
Organization:Logo OI - Institute of Oncology
Abstract:Background. Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are rare tumours. They are mostly benign. Only around 12% of them are malignant. In the initial stage they are mostly asymptomatic and by growing they cause chest pain, irritating cough and dyspnoea on account of the pressure created on the surrounding structures. Rare giant tumours have compression symptoms on the mediastinal structures. The condition requires tiered diagnostic radiology. Preoperative biopsy is not successful in most cases. The therapy of choice is radical surgical tumour removal. Malignant or nonradically removed benign solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura additionally require neoadjuvant therapy. Case report. A 68-year old patient was hospitalized for giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura in the right pleural cavity. With its expansive growth the tumour caused the shift of the mediastinum by compressing the lower vena cava, right cardiac auricle as well as the intermediate and lower lobe bronchus. Due to cardiac inflow obstruction and right lung collapse, the patient's life was endangered with signs of cardio-respiratory failure. After preoperative diagnostic radiology, the tumour was surgically removed. Postoperatively, the patient's condition improved. No disease recurrence was diagnosed after a year. Conclusions. Giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura may cause serious and life-threatening conditions by causing compression of the pleural cavity with its expansive growth. Early diagnosis of the condition enables less aggressive as well as video-assisted thoracic surgery in patients with significantly better state of health. Large tumour surgeries in cardio-respiratory affected patients are highly risk-associated procedures.
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.12.2015
Publisher:Association of Radiology and Oncology
Year of publishing:2015
Number of pages:str. 395-401, VII
Numbering:Vol. 49, no. 4
Source:Ljubljana
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-18798 New window
UDC:616.25-006-08
ISSN on article:1318-2099
DOI:10.2478/raon-2014-0036 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:5107007 New window
Copyright:by Authors
Note:Soavtorji: Bojan Veingerl, Damjan Vidovic, Rajko Kavalar, Aljaz Hojski;
Publication date in DiRROS:23.04.2024
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Title:Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:32649472 New window

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:pljučne bolezni, plevra, novotvorbe, ekspanzivna rast, medpljučni prostor, diagnostika, zdravljenje, kirurgija, prikaz primera


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