title: Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung presenting as an airway obstructive syndrome.
abstract: The inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is a rare and non-malignant neoplasm, which can be asymptomatic or characterized by variable clinical expressions. This report refers to a case occurring in a young woman and presenting as a persistent airway obstructive syndrome. With regard to histopathologic characterization, the present case can be classified as a fibrous histiocytic subtype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calderazzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roccia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelaia
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tranfa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zorzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology