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Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura CT-scan (coronal view): pre-surgical assessment (A); post-surgical view (B).
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Chest CT scan (Fig. 1) showed the presence of an abnormal solid mass occupying the left hemithorax (craniocaudal diameter of 15 cm.) with defined margins and consensual pleural and pericardial effusion.
Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: Surgical excision (A); Surgical specimen removed (B); H&E Staining, Original Magnification x 200 (C); Immunochemistry CD34 staining, Original Magnification x 200 (D).
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A large lymph node station 9 was finally removed. (Fig. 2).