title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: unusual presentation.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the lung is a rare entity considered to be a benign neoplastic lesion. It often mimics spindle cell sarcoma, fibrous histiocytoma, or fibrosarcoma in histologic appearance. Because of its variable cellular composition, it seldom allows diagnosis preoperatively either through transthoracic fine-needle aspiration or bronchoscopic biopsy. In this report we describe a unique occurrence of a rarely described large inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung that mimics a posterior mediastinal tumor in a 45-year-old female, detailing clinical presentation, imaging, and management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fu-Chi
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shih-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hsian-Her
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yi-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ndmc0928@yahoo.com.tw.|Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Rd, Sec 2, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China. ndmc0928@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Yeung-Leung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed