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The new pleura-based mass was confirmed as SFT by CT-guided biopsy demonstrating spindle-cell morphology, patternless architecture, staghorn vasculature, and STAT6\/CD34 positivity, consistent with intermediate-risk disease by Demicco scoring. Surgical tumorectomy was successfully performed. Conclusions: This case illustrates the unpredictable long-term behavior of pleural SFTs and reinforces the importance of extended imaging surveillance even in initially benign lesions. 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