Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung presenting as an airway obstructive syndrome.
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.
Calderazzo
M
M
Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy.
Gallelli
A
A
Barbieri
V
V
Roccia
F
F
Pelaia
G
G
Tranfa
C M
CM
Cavaliere
S
S
Zorzi
F
F
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