A Case of Localized Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura

흉막에 발생한 국소성 섬유성 종양 1예

Localized fibrous tumor of the pleura is very rare. Most of them are benign, but some are malignant. This clause does not relate with the rest of the sentence. The single best predictor of clinical benignity is whether the tumor can be totally resected. We experienced a case of localized fibrous tumor of the pleura in a 57 year old man with right chest pain and cough. He was informed of a $8{\times}5cm$ mass in his right lower lung field, which was benign 3 years ago. Preoperative chest x-ray showed an increased hazy density at right lower lung field, and CT scan showed a $12{\times}8cm$ huge mass, which was located in right lower thorax. Left thoracotomy was done to excise a $12{\times}8{\times}5cm$(1200gm) sized large mass delete. The patient was discharged without any complications postoperatively.

저자들은 우측 흉통과 기침을 주소로 내원한 57세 남자환자에서 우측 폐하부에 $12{\times}8cm$ 가량의 종괴를 단순 흉부 X-선 촬영과 흉부 CT 촬영등으로 진단후 좌측 개흉술로 치료한 국소성 섬유성 종양을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.