title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung in an adolescent boy.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the lung are rare, here, an unusual case is described. A 14-year-old boy presented with a history of weight loss and clubbing and was found to have a solitary circumscribed mass in right lower lobe treated with lobectomy. This case indicates the need for early and complete removal of the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. sheikh.sadaf@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sadaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Saulat Hasnain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fatimi
authors.forename: Nausheen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaqoob
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male