Endoscopic treatment of solitary fibrous tumor of the trachea: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm, generally arising in the visceral pleura. It rarely originates from other sites such as trachea, orbital cavities, nasal cavities, peritoneum, paranasal sinuses, meninges, salivary glands, thyroid gland, diaphragm, liver, pancreas, lung kidney, adrenal gland, mediastinum, spermatid cord, pericardium, urinary bladder, prostate, uterine cervix, testis, spinal cord, periosteum, skin, soft tissue and bone.

Case description

We present a surgical case of a rare primary tracheal tumor. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan of the chest showed a 5 mm hypodense lesion, located on the right lateral wall of the proximal third of trachea; however the tracheal lumen was normal. We performed a rigid bronchos

SUBMITTER: Messina G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080464 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature