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Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor in thymic area: A case report
Eun Kyung Jung1, Young Yoon Kim, Dong Hoon Lee
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea.
Rationale:
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare benign soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasm. There have been a few reports of extrapleural SFTs although it can occur anywhere in the body.
Patient Concerns:
A 30-year-old male presented with an anterior neck mass since one month.
Diagnoses:
Based on physical and radiologic examination, preliminary differential diagnosis was thymic neoplasm or intrathoracic goiter.
Interventions:
We performed surgical excision of the neck mass.
Outcomes:
The histopathological examination revealed an extrapleural SFT LESSONS:: We present a case of extrapleural SFT in the thymus which was misdiagnosed as thymoma based on radiologic findings.
