Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUSTBNA): Solitary fibrous tumor of the mediastinum

Abstract

A solitary fibrous tumor is a rare type of mesenchymal neoplasm with a described incidence of 1 new case in a million people a year. It is slowgrowing tumor that can arise almost anywhere in the body, usually with benign characteristics with little or no symptoms, until it grows big enough to cause symptoms of compression. In this case report we presented a patient with a rare case of a mediastinal solitary fibrous tumor.

Keywords

• endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
• lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
• mediastinal neoplasms
• solitary fibrous tumors