Pleural solitary fibrous tumors: an analysis of 11 cases
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.376-381, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8332
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.376-381
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Benign neoplasm, local neoplasm recurrence, pleural neoplasm, pneumonectomy, solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the patients operated in our clinic with the diagnosis of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP). Methods: B etween J anuary 2 000 a nd J anuary 2 011, medical data of 11 patients (6 females, 4 males; mean age 56.78 years; range 44 to 76 years) who were operated for SFTP in our clinic were retrospectively analyzed.Demographic c haracteristics o f t he p atients, s urgical approach applied, histology, morbidity, complementary treatment, and duration of follow-up were recorded. Results: Two patients (18%) died during surgery. All patients underwent complete surgical excision. The surgical approach primarily consisted of thoracotomy and excision of the mass. One patient underwent left upper lobectomy, while another one underwent a wedge resection. The masswas removed with median sternotomy in one patient. The tissues of origin of the masses were the visceral pleura in two, mediastinal pleura in one, and parietal pleura in eight patients. The mean follow-up was 40.3 months (range, 30 to 89). One patient was admitted with recurrent endobronchial mass at 32 months postoperatively. The patient was treated with pneumonectomy. Conclusion: Although SFTP has typically a benign nature, the clinical course of the disease still remains to be entirely elucidated. It should be kept in mind that these tumors have a potential of recurrence, even endobronchially, after complete surgical resection.