Solitary fibrous tumor of the intrathoracic goiter

Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2014 Jul 7:28:51. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Solitary Fibrous Tumors (SFTs) are rare primary pleural neoplasms which have recently been reported in extra-thoracic sites. In this report, solitary fibrous tumor arising in an intra-thoracic goiter with no evidence of cervical mass in a 74-year-old obese man who was found to have a large superior mediastinal mass with tracheal deviation on Chest X-Ray is presented.

Keywords: Intrathoracic Goiter; Solitary Fibrous Tumor; Thyroid.