Endobronchial Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour-A Case Report

Lung malignancies are on the rise and sadly present at an advanced stage. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is used for staging as well as in diagnosis of lung malignancies. However, not all endobronchial growth are malignant. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour (IMT) is one of the rare tumours of the lung. A...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR 2016, Vol.10 (8), p.OD07-OD09
Main Authors: Govindaraj, Vishnukanth, Gochhait, Debasis, Kumar, Balla Nagamalli, Narayanasami, Suryakala
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Lung malignancies are on the rise and sadly present at an advanced stage. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is used for staging as well as in diagnosis of lung malignancies. However, not all endobronchial growth are malignant. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour (IMT) is one of the rare tumours of the lung. A controversy regarding the benign versus malignant nature of the tumour is still ongoing. The management of these tumours can be challenging because there are no established treatment protocols. Although IMT most commonly arises from lung, endobronchial presentation is very rare. We report a case of endobronchial presentation of IMT and discuss about its aetiology and treatment options.
ISSN:2249-782X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2016/20776.8270