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Case Reports
. 2002 Oct;22(4):640-2.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00432-3.

An unusual presentation of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: right atrium and inferior vena cava compression

Walid Shaker  1 , Tchao Meatchi, Daniel Dusser, Marc Riquet
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Case Reports

An unusual presentation of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: right atrium and inferior vena cava compression

Walid Shaker et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura are rare and usually present with unpredictable clinical signs. We report a 58-year-old patient presenting with signs of cardiac decompensation and external compression of the right atrium and inferior vena cava by a voluminous solitary fibrous tumour arising from the diaphragmatic pleura. Marked clinical improvement was obtained after excision of the mass with complete disappearance of the cardiac signs.

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