Silent Gigantic Solitary Fibrous Tumour of the Pleura: 2 Rare Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Ho Tat Bang *
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 217 Hong Bang street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Le Quang Dinh
Ho Chi Minh City University Medical Centre, 215 Hong Bang Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Tran Thanh Vy
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 217 Hong Bang street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City University Medical Centre, 215 Hong Bang Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are rare primary tumours that arise from the submesothelial tissue. They are mostly benign and asymptomatic, and by growing, they cause chest pain, irritating cough, and dyspnoea due to the pressure created on the surrounding structures. Immunohistochemical analysis has an expanding role in diagnostic. Surgical resection is the main treatment. We reviewed two patients who had undergone complete surgical resection for treatment and followed up periodically for two years at the University Medical Center at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Keywords: Solitary fibrous tumours (SFTs), pleura