Case reportGiant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Epicardium Causing Reversible Heart Failure
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Solitary fibrous tumors have been described in both thoracic (pleura-based) and extrathoracic (liver, kidney, prostate, central nervous system, periosteum, vagina, or skin) sites, the cardiac localization being very rare 1, 6, 7, 8. Giant SFTs have been mainly diagnosed in pleura and in all ages and exceptionally in the heart 2, 5. Most SFTs, in particular extrapleural tumors, except for those of mediastinal origin, are benign, although rare malignant variants have been reported so far,
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