Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura mimicking pleural effusion

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm of fibroblastic origin and represents less than 5% of primary tumors of the pleura. There are few reports in the literature about this disease, therefore the data on its presentation and management are derived from reports and retro...

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Main Authors: Flávia Kessler Borges, Caroline Machado Rotta Dornelles, Analu Vivian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2015-04-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/52594