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Pulmonary Schistosomiasis Presenting as a Solitary Fibrous Tumor

Received: 21 July 2016     Accepted: 4 November 2016     Published: 30 November 2016
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Abstract

A 37 years old man presented with shortness of breath on mild exertion. Chest X-ray and CT-scan showed a large mass in the right chest. CT-guided fine needle biopsy was suggestive of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura. Excision through right thoracotomy was done, and histopathology reported a solitary fibrous tumor with Schistosoma eggs. This case report may be the first in the English literature of a patient with pulmonary schistosomiasis presenting as a solitary fibrous tumor.

Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijcts.20160204.13
Page(s) 26-28
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Keywords

Schistosomiasis, Pulmonary Schistosomiasis, Solitary Fibrous Tumor

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  • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar

  • Histopathology Lab, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar

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