Open AccessSolitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: A rare mesenchymal tumor presented with hypoglycemia
Author(s) -
Yasser Ali Kamal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical surgery research communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-0096
pISSN - 2573-0088
DOI - 10.31491/csrc.2021.03.070
Subject(s) - solitary fibrous tumor , medicine , hypoglycemia , asymptomatic , mesenchymal tumor , chest pain , mesenchymal stem cell , pathology , radiology , surgery , immunohistochemistry , genetics , stem cell , cd34 , insulin , biology
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a relatively rare primary tumor of the pleura, originating from the mesenchymal cells. The tumor has a non-specific clinical, laboratory, and radiological features. Patients may be asymptomatic or have non-specific clinical features including chest pain, dyspnea, cough, and paraneoplastic symptoms. Complete surgical resection is indicated in all cases to avoid recurrence of the tumor. We described a 49-yearold woman who presented with unexplained right chest pain and repeated attacks of hypoglycemia, associated with pleural SFT. Keywords: Pleura; thoracic oncology; solitary fibrous tumor; paraneoplastic hypoglycemia; Doege-Potter syndrome