Benign Fibrous Mesothelioma Successfully Treated by Thoracoscope-Assisted Surgery: Report of a Case

Abstract

We report herein the case of an 84-year-old man in whom a benign fibrous mesothelioma (BFM) was successfully treated by thoracoscope-assisted surgery. In September 1996, the patient underwent a sigmoidectomy for colon cancer, soon after which a followup examination disclosed a coin lesion on his chest X-ray film. The patient was readmitted to our hospital in November 1996 for further investigation of this tumor. A chest computed tomography scan revealed a 3.5 x 3.0 cm homogeneous tumor arising from the pleura. A needle biopsy was performed under ultrasonographic guidance, and the specimen was histopathologically diagnosed as a BFM. In view of his poor respiratory function, the tumor was excised by thoracoscope-assisted surgery. This case report serves to demonstrate the benefits of thoracoscope-assisted surgery for such patients.

Giant Localized Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Diaphragmatic Pleura: Report of Two Cases

“…1 Recently, thoracoscope-assisted surgery has been reported to replace a thoracotomy in the event that the tumor is thought to have a small size. 14 Since the clinical features do not correlate with the pathological ones, this is thought to be the main difficulty in diagnosing these tumors. 11 The probability of recurrence is reported to be 12% in benign cases.…”

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Cervical Esophagus

“…About 700 cases of SFTs were described from 1942; in 85-90% of cases they arose from the pleura, but have also been described in other locations in the body, including the pelvic cavity, nasal cavity, pulmonary parenchyma, meninges, kidney, lung, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, temporal region, neck, groin, buttock, and thigh [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”