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Mesh term Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural

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Pleural Neoplasms
Solitary Fibrous Tumors

Description

A rare neoplasm, usually benign, derived from mesenchymal fibroblasts located in the submesothelial lining of the PLEURA. It spite of its various synonyms, it has no features of mesothelial cells and is not related to malignant MESOTHELIOMA or asbestos exposure.



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