Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: A rare mesenchymal tumor presented with hypoglycemi | Kamal | Clinical Surgery Research Communications

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: A rare mesenchymal tumor presented with hypoglycemi

Yasser Ali Kamal

Abstract


Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a relatively rare primary tumor of the pleura, originating from the mesenchymal cells. The tumor has a non-specific clinical, laboratory, and radiological features. Patients may be asymptomatic or have non-specific clinical features including chest pain, dyspnea, cough, and paraneoplastic symptoms. Complete surgical resection is indicated in all cases to avoid recurrence of the tumor. We described a 49-year-old woman who presented with unexplained right chest pain and repeated attacks of hypoglycemia, associated with pleural SFT.

Keywords: Pleura; thoracic oncology; solitary fibrous tumor; paraneoplastic hypoglycemia; Doege-Potter syndrome 




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