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01.04.2012 | Case Report
Pedunculated solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura manifesting as a migrating chest mass: report of a case
verfasst von:
Satoru Moriyama, Motoki Yano, Hidefumi Sasaki, Yu Hikosaka, Keisuke Yokota, Yoshitaka Fujii
Erschienen in:
Surgery Today
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Abstract
We report the case of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, which appeared to change its location. A computed tomography (CT) scan done at a previous hospital showed a tumor in the posterior mediastinum, suggesting that it was neurogenic. However, on the initial preoperative CT scan, the tumor seemed to have moved anteriorly, but when contrast material was injected; the tumor appeared in its original position. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) revealed a pedunculated and free-moving tumor, originating from the visceral pleura. We diagnosed this unusual migrating tumor as a pedunculated solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.