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Surgery Today
Published in: Surgery Today 3/2016

01-03-2016 | Original Article

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: morphogenesis and progression. A report of 36 cases

Authors: Tsugumasa Kamata, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Kazuo Nakagawa, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Koji Tsuta, Hisao Asamura

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

We attempted to identify the exact point of tumor eruption of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP).

Methods

We morphologically classified 36 SFTPs into 5 categories. Type A showed a connection that included a bloodstream with the pleura on both sides. Type B only showed a connection that included a bloodstream with the visceral pleura, and had a non-bloodstream connection with the parietal pleura. Type C only showed a connection that included a bloodstream with the visceral pleura, and had no connection with the parietal pleura. Type D showed a non-bloodstream connection with the visceral pleura, and only showed a connection that included a bloodstream with the parietal pleura. Finally, type E had no connection with the visceral pleura, and only showed a connection that included a bloodstream with the parietal pleura. The clinicopathological profiles of the tumors were investigated according to their type.

Results

The distribution of the 36 SFTPs was as follows: A (19 %), B (6 %), C (67 %), D (0 %) and E (8 %). The tumors categorized as type A tended to be large in size.

Conclusions

SFTPs commonly arise from the visceral pleura and in accordance with tumor progression they will form a non-bloodstream connection with the parietal pleura. Finally, a vascular pedicle will arise with the parietal pleura.
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Metadata
Title
Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: morphogenesis and progression. A report of 36 cases
Authors
Tsugumasa Kamata
Hiroyuki Sakurai
Kazuo Nakagawa
Shun-ichi Watanabe
Koji Tsuta
Hisao Asamura
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Surgery Today / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-015-1176-5

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