Open AccessComputed tomography manifestations of a malignant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura with distinct blood supply from celiac trunk
Author(s) -
Fan Fan,
Hui Zhou,
Qingyu Zeng,
Yonggang Liu
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/ezt481
Subject(s) - medicine , trunk , radiology , computed tomography , solitary fibrous tumor , tomography , lesion , angiography , immunochemistry , nuclear medicine , pathology , ecology , genetics , stem cell , biology , cd34 , antibody , immunology
Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTPs) are rare and roughly 80% of them have a benign course. Malignant SFTPs are seldom reported, as are their computed tomography (CT) manifestations. We report the case of a 45-year old male patient who presented with coughing for over 2 months. A large lesion in his right hemithorax was found by chest X-ray. CT scan showed patchy areas and a sharp time-attenuation curve. CT angiography reconstruction revealed a distinct feeding vessel from celiac trunk. After surgery, the tumour was confirmed to be a malignant SFTP by immunochemistry.
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