Preservation of the lung after 4-year compression by fibrous tumors of pleura.
Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a neoplasm arising from mesenchymal tissue, which may cause dyspnea and cough. Computed tomography in a 72-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with a 3-cm mass in the left upper lung 24 years previously, identified 15- and 10-cm tumors, with complete collapse of the lingula and lower lobe. The tumors were successfully excised with partial lung resection, and the collapsed lung was preserved. There was no recurrence or atelectasis at 4 years postoperatively.
['Ishibashi|Hironori|H|', 'Takahashi|Ken|K|', 'Kumazawa|Sachiko|S|', 'Okubo|Kenichi|K|']
D000368:Aged D001706:Biopsy D018450:Disease Progression D005260:Female D006801:Humans D010997:Pleural Neoplasms D011013:Pneumonectomy D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors D013997:Time Factors D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed D016896:Treatment Outcome D047368:Tumor Burden
Pleura Solitary fibrous tumor Fibroma Pleural neoplasms Pulmonary atelectasis pleural