Table 1 Characteristics of the intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumors present in the English language literature
From: Intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumor coexisting with lung adenocarcinomas
No. of studies (cases) | 22 (51) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Mean | 58 |
Range | 7–83 |
Sex | |
Male | 27 |
Female | 24 |
Tumor sizes (mm) | |
Mean | 63 |
Range | 12–220 |
Symptoms | |
Unknown | 24 |
Asymptomatic | 19 |
Cough | 3 |
Chest pain | 3 |
Chest discomfort | 1 |
Symptomatic hypoglycemia | 1 |
Localization | |
Unknown | 7 |
Right lung | 2 |
Left lung | 5 |
Right upper lobe | 8 |
Right middle lobe | 2 |
Right lower lobe | 4 |
Left upper lobe | 4 |
Left lower lobe | 19 |
Treatment | |
Surgery | 50 |
Radiofrequency ablation | 1 |
Histology | |
Benign | 46 |
Intermediate or malignant | 5 |