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Retrospective Analysis for Thirty-nine Patients with Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Pleura and Review of the Literature by Wei Guo; Hua-Liang Xiao; Yao-Guang Jiang; Ru-Wen Wang; Yun-Ping Zhao; Zheng Ma; Hui-Jun Niu is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is an uncommon neoplasm arising from mesenchymal cells. The aim of this study is to summarize the experience and the outcome of the surgical treatment for 39 cases of SFTP. ## Methods From January 2004 to December 2008, 39 patients underwent surgical resection of SFTP in our department. All patients had clinical follow-up by the same team of surgeons. The mean follow-up was 40.3 months. ## Results A local removal of the neoplasm was accomplished by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in 9 patients (group A) and by thoracotomy in 30 patients (group B) respectively. Comparing with group B, operations in group A took significantly less operative time, blood loss and spent less time in the intensive care unit and hospital. All specimens were positive for CD34 and Bcl-2. One patient developed recurrence, and the remaining 38 patients are alive and disease free at the end of follow-up. ## Conclusions Malignant SFTP still had the potential recurrence. VATS represents the more acceptable choice for the selected patients with SFTP.

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Author

Wei Guo; Hua-Liang Xiao; Yao-Guang Jiang; Ru-Wen Wang; Yun-Ping Zhao; Zheng Ma; Hui-Jun Niu

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2003-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1477-7819)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)