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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2022

Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.

Matthew S Khouzam, Nayer Khouzam

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew S KhouzamLoyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA. mkhouzam9@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-8107
Nayer KhouzamDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, USA.
AdventHealth Orlando · USLoyola University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSolitary fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare diseases of the thoracic cavity. They frequently grow unnoticed until they exert compressive effects on adjacent organs. Treatment of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura is surgical resection. Post-operative surveillance is recommended to identify early recurrent disease. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a rare case of a 76-year-old female patient with no previous pulmonary history who presented with progressive dyspnea, fatigue, and involuntary weight loss. On chest X-ray and computed chest tomography scan, she was found to have a 16.7 cm × 12.8 cm × 10.1 cm bulky mass occupying the left hemithorax with associated compressive atelectasis of the lung. She underwent a computed tomography guided biopsy that revealed the mass to be a solitary fibrous tumor. The patient underwent left muscle sparing lateral thoracotomy with complete resection of the tumor. Post procedure, the left lung fully expanded. 18 months post-resection, she developed a 3.3 cm × 1.7 cm tumor along the left internal thoracic artery lymph node chain which was histologically identical to the resected tumor. The patient is currently being treated with bevacizumab and temozolomide.

conclusionSolitary fibrous tumors are very rare pleural tumors. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice followed by close post-operative surveillance.

Indexed as

FibrosarcomaPleural NeoplasmsSolitary Fibrous Tumor, PleuralThoracic CavityAgedFemaleHumansPleuraAtelectasisCase reportDyspneaSolitary fibrous tumor

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PMID35505352
PMCPMC9066725
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