title: Unusual cause of dysphagia: inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare disease that usually occurs in the lung. Patients with IPT are usually asymptomatic, with a solitary pulmonary nodule or mass detected on routine chest roentgenogram. IPT can behave as a malignant tumor both clinically and radiologically. Cough, fever, dyspnea, and hemoptysis are the usual presenting symptoms. This report describes the case of a 37-year-old man with a 4-month course of dysphagia secondary to lower esophageal invasion by the posterior mediastinal extension of a lung IPT.
authors: Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. cakman11@superonline.com
authors: Canan
authors: C
authors: Akman
authors: Fazilet Oner
authors: FO
authors: Dincbas
authors: Buge
authors: B
authors: Oz
authors: Bengi
authors: B
authors: Gurses
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Kantarci
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Demirkaya
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Tuzun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000150:complications