Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: A case report of a rare differential diagnosis of solid tumors of the pleura

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) presents as a rare separate clinical pathological entity, and pleural DSRCT is very rare. Following review of the English literatures it was revealed that, to date, <15 cases of primary DSRCT of the pleura have been reported worldwide. Among these, there are few computed tomography (CT) findings of pleural DSRCT which have previously been described in detail. The present study reports a pathologically proven case of pleural DSRCT, with varying contrast CT findings in a 72-year-old female, which appeared as a large (12.0×10.0×6.5 cm), smooth, oval mass in the left lower thorax with slight-moderate uniform enhancement on contrast-enhanced CT. To the best of our knowledge, the present report is the first to describe the large solid-tumor pattern and the patient is the eldest reported case of pleural DSRCT.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the infratemporal fossa: A case report

First described as a pleural neoplasm, the solitary fibrous tumor (fibrous mesothelioma) has been reported in a number of extrapulmonary sites, including the Head-Neck region. In the Head-Neck region, it has been described in the sinonasal tract, epiglottis, parapharyngeal, retropharyngeal spaces, parotid and infratemporal fossa. We present the second case of solitary fibrous tumor of infratemporal fossa described in world literature. A complete excision was achieved by transmaxillary approach.

Lung metastases

Because the lungs are the most frequently affected target organs for metastatic disease, their assessment is of paramount importance in the management of oncologic patients. While plain chest radiography is still the standard modality for detection and monitoring, the increasing use of helical CT, and particularly multi-detector row CT, as the most sensitive imaging technique in the identification of metastases has already made its impact on innovative patient care. Furthermore, pulmonary imaging may be enriched by novel tools, such as molecular imaging, in the near future.