Yamamoto R, Tada H, Kishi A, Tojo T
Division of Pulmonary Surgery, Osaka City Medical Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0004, Japan.
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Nov;48(11):736-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03218243.
We present a case of malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura in an asymptomatic 75-year-old man. A needle biopsy specimen revealed a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with suspected. The tumor was resected and the final diagnosis was a malignant solitary fibrous tumor. At one-and-a-half years later, the patient has no clinical or radiological evidence of recurrence. The propriety of a needle biopsy for preoperative diagnosis is discussed.
