Chest Wall Hemangiopericytoma-Like Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: Case Report with Computed Tomography Findings*

Abstract

We present a case report of a 65-year-old woman who underwent resection of a chest wall tumor. In contrast with computed tomography, the tumor exhibited hypervascularity and was fed from the 9th intercostals artery. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a cellular variant of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, with branching “staghorn” vessels and hypervascularity. The tumor thus resembled a chest wall hemangiopericytoma.

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Kuwahara, M. , Nishimura, H. , Iwami, M. , Naritomi, K. , Mano, M. , Inutsuka, K. , Tokuishi, K. and Iwasaki, A. (2013) Chest Wall Hemangiopericytoma-Like Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: Case Report with Computed Tomography Findings*. Advances in Computed Tomography, 2, 129-131. doi: 10.4236/act.2013.24022.

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