Pictorial essay: solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura

J Thorac Imaging. 1998 Jan;13(1):27-35.

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (previously known as benign fibrous mesothelioma or pleural fibroma) can have a wide variety of appearances on imaging examinations. This essay reviews some of the lesion's more dramatic features.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mesothelioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mesothelioma / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / pathology
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed