Calcifying fibrous tumour of the pleura without gross calcification

Hwan Jin Lee; Jae Seok Jeong; Yong Chul Lee

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1365

Calcifying fibrous tumour of the pleura without gross calcification

Respirol Case Rep. 2024 May 1;12(5):e01365. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1365. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Hwan Jin Lee^{1

2}, Jae Seok Jeong^{1

2

3

4}, Yong Chul Lee^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center for Pulmonary Disorders Jeonbuk National University Medical School Jeonju Republic of Korea.
² Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital Jeonju Republic of Korea.
³ Laboratory of Respiratory Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Korea Zoonosis Research Institute Jeonbuk National University Iksan Republic of Korea.
⁴ Respiratory Drug Development Research Institute Jeonbuk National University Medical School Jeonju Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Calcifying fibrous tumours of the pleura (CFTP) typically appear as calcified, non-enhancing lesions on chest CT scans. However, enhancing pleural lesions can mimic malignancy like mesothelioma. We report a rare case that enhancing pleural thickening, confirmed as CFTP through pathological examination, despite the absence of visible calcification on radiological imaging.

Keywords: atypical; calcifying fibrous tumour; calcifying fibrous tumour of the pleura.

Publication types

Case Reports