You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Case Reports: Rare disease
Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: an incidental finding
  1. Luca Conti1,
  2. Tiffany Buhagiar2,
  3. Paul Farrugia3 and
  4. Michael Pace Bardon1
  1. 1Respiratory Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
  2. 2Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
  3. 3Oncology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
  1. Correspondence to Dr Paul Farrugia; paul-mark.farrugia@gov.mt

Abstract

We herein report a relatively rare case of a woman in her 30s with an incidental lung finding. She subsequently underwent resection for what was considered to be a solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP). SFTPs are rare, slow-growing neoplasms from mesenchymal origin. These tumours are histologically characterised by proliferation of bland-looking spindled cells, arranged in a patternless pattern, with hypocellular and hypercellular areas set in a hyalinised stroma. Complete en bloc surgical excision (with margin negativity) is the treatment of choice for both benign and malignant SFTPs. Due to the possibility of local recurrence with benign and malignant SFTPs, clinical and radiological follow-up is recommended.

  • pathology
  • radiology
  • cardiothoracic surgery
  • pneumonia (respiratory medicine)

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-247582

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

    View Full Text

    Footnotes

    • Contributors LC: cared for patient, prepared radiology images, prepared, reviewed and submitted manuscript; TB: prepared pathology images and prepared and reviewed manuscript; PF: prepared radiology images, prepared, reviewed and submitted manuscript; MPB: cared for patient and prepared and reviewed manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.