Table 2 Treatment and outcome of 45 cases of solitary fibrous tumors of pleura with Doege-Potter syndrome, 1979-2011
Treatment/outcome | Benign (n = 22) | Malignant (n = 23) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | |||
Surgery | |||
Simple excision | 13 (n = 18) | 11 (n = 20) | |
Complex excision | 5 (n = 18) | 9 (n = 20) | 0.27 |
Radiotherapy | 0 | 1 (n = 23) | |
Chemotherapy | 0 | 1 (n = 23) | |
Combination therapy | |||
Surgery + radiotherapy | 0 | 2 (n = 23) | |
Surgery + Chemotherapy | 0 | 0 | |
Surgery + radio + Chemotherapy | 0 | 0 | |
Recurrent | 2 (n = 14) | 2 (n = 15) | 0.94 |
Imaging features | |||
Lobular borders | 6 (n = 11) | 9 (n = 15) | |
Smooth borders | 5 (n = 11) | 6 (n = 15) | 0.78 |
Pedicle | 3 (n = 11) | 5 (n = 16) | 0.82 |
Calcification | 2 (n = 9) | 0 | |
Mass effect on mediastinum | 8 (n = 9) | 8 (n = 13) | 0.16 |
Atelectasis | 8 (n = 9) | 7 (n = 9) | 0.53 |
Chest wall involvement | 1 (n = 12) | 3 (n = 8) | 0.11 |
Results of PET CT$ | 2 (n = 3) | 0 | |
Benefit of transthoracic needle biopsy | 8 (n = 11) | 7 (n = 9) | 0.80 |