Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: 3 case reports

Summary Introduction: solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare tumor arising from mesenchymatous cells in submesothelial pleural tissue which, unlike mesothelioma, is not related to asbestos or smoking. Methods: report of four patients who underwent surgical treatment for giant SFTP and...

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Main Author: Elias Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-06-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000300207&lng=en&tlng=en