Open AccessMalignant solitary fibrous tumour of the bronchus
Author(s) -
Ikenna Okereke,
D. J. Frick,
Francis D. Sheski,
Oscar W. Cummings
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt286
Subject(s) - bronchus , solitary fibrous tumor , left main bronchus , medicine , right main bronchus , anatomy , radiology , bronchoscopy , lung , respiratory disease , biology , genetics , cd34 , stem cell
Solitary fibrous tumours most commonly present in the pleura, but have been reported in other extrapleural sites. We present a case of an elderly female who was found to have a malignant solitary fibrous tumour of the right upper lobe bronchus, treated with thoracoscopic lobectomy and bronchoplastic closure.
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