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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;84(1007):e203-5.
doi: 10.1259/bjr/68692634.

Fat-forming variant of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: CT findings

C Y Park  1 , J Y Rho, S M Yoo, H K Jung
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Case Reports

Fat-forming variant of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: CT findings

C Y Park et al. Br J Radiol. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

The fat-forming variant of solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) was previously called lipomatous haemangiopericytoma and is a rare variant of solitary fibrous tumour. It predominantly occurs in the deep soft tissues of the retroperitoneum and thigh. Only a handful of cases involving the perineum, spine, thoracic wall and pelvic cavity have been reported in the radiological literature and the fat-forming variant of SFT involving the pleura has not been previously reported. Herein, we report the CT findings of a case of the fat-forming variant of SFT involving the pleura that was treated by excision. Chest CT showed a large lobulated heterogeneous fatty mass with a multifocal enhancing soft-tissue component in the left lower hemithorax. Although rare, the fat-forming variant of SFT of the pleura should be added to the differential diagnosis of fat-containing pleural soft-tissue tumours.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Contrast-enhanced chest CT axial image shows a well-defined, lobulated heterogeneous mass with predominant fat attenuation (asterisk). (b) Contrast-enhanced chest CT axial image caudal to (a) shows multiple soft-tissue components with enhancement (arrow) in the lower part of the tumour. (c) Coronal reconstruction image shows a large fatty mass occupying most of the left lower hemithorax. The lower and medial part of the tumour appears solid with enhancement (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological examination (haematoxylin and eosin stain, ×40) of the mass reveals that the tumour is composed of haemangiopericytoma-like areas admixed with areas of mature adipocytes.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Follow-up contrast-enhanced chest CT axial image shows a residual tumour at the pre-aortic recess.
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