Not to be confused, this is a pleural fibroma: Case report and literature review

Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare mesenchymal tumors. The diagnosis is often made incidentally. We report the case of 65 year old patient consulting for dry cough evolving for 1 year. The clinical examination revealed a mattness of the right hemi thorax. The chest X-ray detected a right lower lobar opacity. The CT scan showed a right lateral basal mass, connected at an obtuse angle with the wall. A CTguided biopsy with an anatomopathological and immunohistochemical examination were performed, thus confirming the diagnosis of a solitary fibrous pleural tumor. The evolution after treatment was favorable. Complete surgical resection of the tumor is usually sufficient, but there are reported cases with recurrence.