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Kim, Lee, Chu, Song, Yoon, Kim, Kim, and Lee: Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor in Anterior Mediastinum with Pleural Metastasis Simulating Invasive Thymoma
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2012; 66(5): 437-441.

Published online: 3 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jksr.2012.66.5.437

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

Jong Bum Kim, MD1, Ju Won Lee, MD1, Young Chae Chu, MD2, Ju Young Song, MD2, Yong Han Yoon, MD3, Youn Jeong Kim, MD1, Yeo Ju Kim, MD1, Kyung Hee Lee, MD1

1Department of Radiology, Inha University School of Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

2Department of Pathology, Inha University School of Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kyung Hee Lee, MD. Department of Radiology, Inha University School of Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 7-206 Sinheung-dong 3-ga, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-711, Korea. Tel. 82-32-890-2769, Fax. 82-32-890-2743, khlmay@hanmail.net

Received 14 November 2011       Accepted 8 March 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Radiology

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.

Keywords: Computed Tomography, Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Anterior Mediastinal Tumor

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