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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
CASE REPORT
Recurrent pleural effusion in a young woman: calcifying fibrous tumour of the pleura
  1. Joy C Edlin1,
  2. Lorna Elizabeth Donovan2,
  3. Clare Alexander3,
  4. Robin Kanagasabay1
  1. 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, UK
  2. 2Department of Pathology, St George’s Hospital, London, UK
  3. 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
  1. Correspondence to Ms Joy C Edlin, joy.edlin{at}nhs.net

Summary

We present the case of a 23-year-old woman with a long-standing history of recurrent left-sided pleural effusion unrelated to her menstrual cycle. At her last presentation, non-contrast-enhanced chest CT showed a pleural effusion and a lower left hemithorax mass, both large enough to cause complete collapse of the lower lobe and partial collapse of the upper lobe. Thoracoscopic surgery revealed a multilobulated mass originating from the dome of the diaphragm with pleural deposits. Histopathology diagnosed this as a calcifying fibrous tumour of the pleura, a rare benign tumour with excellent prognosis when completely excised.

  • oncology
  • respiratory cancer
  • respiratory medicine
  • cardiothoracic surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-226282

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors JCE: manuscript preparation and image preparation. LED: manuscript preparation and preparation of histopathology images. CA: review of manuscript and provision of preoperative investigation information. RK: conception of case report and review of manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.