A Case Report of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Rare Benign Lung Tumor

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the lung are a rare type of mesenchymal tumors that tend to occur more in the lungs of children. They are extremely rare in adults. IMTs require extensive pulmonary resection because they are commonly locally invasive. The key to preventing recurrence is...

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Published in:Cureus 2024, Vol.16 (4), p.e59237-e59237
Main Authors: Allama, Amr M, Almuhammadi, Ghaidaa A, Alzughaibi, Rawia A, Ishqi, Raha Z, Al-Refai, Mohammed A
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the lung are a rare type of mesenchymal tumors that tend to occur more in the lungs of children. They are extremely rare in adults. IMTs require extensive pulmonary resection because they are commonly locally invasive. The key to preventing recurrence is complete resection, and the prognosis is excellent after surgery. We report a case of a patient with an inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung. The patient is a 27-year-old female who presented with a dry cough. A chest radiograph and computed tomography showed a lesion in the left main bronchus and near-total left lung collapse. As surgery was necessary to establish the diagnosis, left pneumonectomy was performed followed by a histological examination of the surgical specimen which confirmed inflammatory pseudotumor.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.59237