Giant pleural fibroma with an abdominal vascular supply mimicking a pulmonary sequestration

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep;76(3):935-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00553-8.

Abstract

A 37 -year-old woman was found to have a giant mass in her right chest with an abnormal abdominal vascular supply at preoperative workup. Suspecting a pulmonary sequestration, the lesion was embolized and then removed through a standard thoracotomy. A broad-based, vascularized pedicle connected the mass to the diaphragm. Final pathology demonstrated a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with no malignant features. We believe this is the first case of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with a direct vascular supply from the abdominal aorta at the level of the renal arteries reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Adult
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fibroma / blood supply*
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Pleural Neoplasms / blood supply*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis*