title: [Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung in infancy (histiocytoma) (author's transl)].
abstract: A four year old boy with a clinical picture of acute pneumonia is presented. Antibiotic therapeutic improved the clinical and analytic symptomatology but a round, radiologic shadow persisted after three months of evolution. Thoracotomy was performed and by histopathologic examination histiocytoma of lung diagnosed. Literature is reviewed and the clinical, radiologic, pathologic and etiopathogenetic features are commented. These lesions should be considered as benign to avoid extensive resection.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Pseudotumor inflamatorio de pulmón en la infancia (histiocitoma)