J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 May;66(5):437-441. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.5.437.

Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor in Anterior Mediastinum with Pleural Metastasis Simulating Invasive Thymoma

• Kim JB
• Lee JW
• Chu YC
• Song JY
• Yoon YH
• Kim YJ
• Kim YJ
• Lee KH

• KMID: 1439446
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.5.437

Abstract

Malignant solitary fibrous tumor, which arises in the anterior mediastinum, is rare. Its image findings simulate other mediastinal mass, such as malignant lymphoma, malignant thymic epithelial tumor or invasive thymoma. Here, we report a pleural malignant fibrous tumor of a 60-year-old man who is presented with a well-defined lobulating anterior mediastinal mass with pleural metastasis mimicking invasive thymoma with pleural seeding.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Lymphoma
Mediastinum
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Seeds
Solitary Fibrous Tumors
Thymoma
Thymus Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Thymus Neoplasms

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