Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 282-284, August 2007

Large Solitary Fibrous Tumour of the Pleura: Analysis of Six Cases

  • Ilan Bar, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 8 977 9822; fax: +972 8 977 8149.
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  • Michael Papiashvilli, MD

      Affiliations

    • General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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  • Beni Zukerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • General Thoracic Surgery Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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  • David Stav, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pulmonology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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  • Judith Sandbank, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel

Received 19 November 2006; received in revised form 30 January 2007; accepted 31 January 2007.

Background

A large solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP) is a very rare occurrence. The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the clinical characteristics, surgical treatment and outcome of patients with a large SFTP operated on in our General Thoracic Surgery Unit.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical records of six patients who underwent surgery for a huge SFTP between 1998 and 2004.

Results

Six patients (four men and two women, mean age 73.3 years) with a large SFTP (mean diameter 20.3 and mean weight 1265g) underwent surgery during this period with full excision of the tumour. Five tumours were excised together with the implantation basis, and in one case extended resection with pneumonectomy was performed. The presentation symptoms resolved in all cases after surgery.

Conclusions

Despite the huge size of these tumours (giant SFTP), surgical resection is an acceptable method of treatment in elderly patients with low morbidity and mortality rates.

Keywords: Fibrous tumour, Pleura, Surgical resection

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PII: S1443-9506(07)00122-9

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2007.01.011

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 282-284, August 2007

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