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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct 22;10(10):e3473.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.3473.

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Pleura Invading into the Left Atrium via Pulmonary Vein

Arsalan Talib Hashmi  1 , Sushilkumar S Gupta  2 , Arjun Saradna  1 , Asiya Batool  3 , Abhinav Saxena  4 , Stephan Kamholz  5
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Case Reports

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Pleura Invading into the Left Atrium via Pulmonary Vein

Arsalan Talib Hashmi et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman came to the hospital because of difficulty in breathing. After an initial clinical assessment, contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) of the chest revealed a well-circumscribed heterogeneous mass arising from the pleura adjacent to the superior and medial left pulmonary artery. The mass was invading the pulmonary vein and entering the left atrium. Histopathology of the biopsy of the mass was suggestive of solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the pleura. The patient underwent pneumonectomy and resection of the left atrial mass with pericardial patch repair of the left atrium.

Keywords: hemangiopericytoma; mesenchymal tumor; solitary fibrous tumor.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Chest X-ray showing round mass-like opacity in left suprahilar region
Figure 2
Figure 2. Heterogeneous mass arising from the pleura adjacent to the superior and medial left pulmonary artery
Figure 3
Figure 3. Invasion of the left inferior pulmonary vein with extension into the left atrium
Figure 4
Figure 4. Light microscopy of the biopsied specimen showing spindle and epithelioid cell neoplasm
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