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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:2081-2082
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the pleura: a rare location

Ahlem Ammar, MDa*, Sadok El Hammami, MDb, Habiba Horchani, MDb, Naila Sellami, MDa, Tarek Kilani, MDb

a Service d’Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Tunis, Tunisia
b Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-vasculaire, Hôpital A. Mami, Tunis, Tunisia

Accepted for publication April 22, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Ammar, 55 Rue Chedly Gtari, 1013 El Menzeh IX, Tunis, Tunisia
e-mail: ammar.abderrazak{at}planet.tn

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor is a rare lesion recently reported in the literature. We report a new case occurring in the pleura, which is an unusual location. The patient, a 38-year-old woman, had a left pleural mass revealed by chest roentgenograms. The tumor was resected by video-assisted thoracotomy. Only 26 cases have been reported in the literature to date, but only 4 cases have been reported in the pleura. The pathogenesis is discussed but remains uncertain. Tumor resection appears to be the best option and the clinical course is benign. However, the number of cases to date is insufficient to establish therapeutic recommendations.




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