Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.

Solitary fibrous tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors accounting for <5% of all neoplasms in the pleura and other sites. A 45-year-old man reported to us with cough and dyspnea. Radiological investigations revealed a giant mass displacing the mediastinum to the left.

Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm with pulmonary regurgitation.

Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare and need a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment. Surgery is the treatment of choice, especially when the aneurysms are large and when they are associated with pulmonary regurgitation. This report highlights a case in which successful surgical repair preserved the native pulmonary valve after pulmonary artery reconstruction.

Mucoid vasculopathy on a background of Takayasu's arteritis.

We present a young man affected by mucoid vasculopathy on a background of Takayasu's arteritis treated surgically.