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

Motohisa Kuwahara, Hiroshi Nishimura, Masato Iwami, Kazuya Naritomi, Masae Mano, Koji Inutsuka, Keita Tokuishi, Akinori Iwasaki

Department of Chest Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Division of Surgery, Saiseikai Futukaichi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/act.2013.24022                

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.

Keywords

Solitary Fibrous Tumor; Hemangiopericytoma; Staghorn Vessels

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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