Unique Presentation and Management Approach of Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura is an uncommon tumor that is often discovered incidentally on a routine chest X-ray. We report a case of a young female with a large, sessile, hypervascularized SFT of the pleura presenting with cardiopulmonary shock to a rural hospital with limited therape...

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Main Authors: Tarek Aridi, Ayman Tawil, Mohamad Hashem, Joe Khoury, Roy A. Raad, Pierre Youssef
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9706825
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description Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura is an uncommon tumor that is often discovered incidentally on a routine chest X-ray. We report a case of a young female with a large, sessile, hypervascularized SFT of the pleura presenting with cardiopulmonary shock to a rural hospital with limited therapeutic interventions. We propose, in this case report, a unique multidisciplinary approach for the management of such a critical patient and the safe resection of the tumor.
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spelling doaj-art-cab0db6c36a842b29a1e73b25d6ff6dc2025-02-03T06:45:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192019-01-01201910.1155/2019/97068259706825Unique Presentation and Management Approach of Pleural Solitary Fibrous TumorTarek Aridi0Ayman Tawil1Mohamad Hashem2Joe Khoury3Roy A. Raad4Pierre Youssef5Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Surgery, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Therapeutics, Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Medical Imaging, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonSolitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura is an uncommon tumor that is often discovered incidentally on a routine chest X-ray. We report a case of a young female with a large, sessile, hypervascularized SFT of the pleura presenting with cardiopulmonary shock to a rural hospital with limited therapeutic interventions. We propose, in this case report, a unique multidisciplinary approach for the management of such a critical patient and the safe resection of the tumor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9706825
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