Giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura. Case report and review of the literature
Background. Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are rare tumours. They are mostly benign. Only around 12% of them are malignant. In the initial stage they are mostly asymptomatic and by growing they cause chest pain, irritating cough and dyspnoea on account of the pressure created on the s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2015-12-01
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Series: | Radiology and Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2014-0036 |