Surgical outcome of inflammatory pseudotumor in the lung.
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors are rare, and little is known about their clinical behavior and surgical outcome.


METHODS
Between 1993 and 2003, 19 patients with inflammatory pseudotumor were managed in our hospital. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiographic features, as well as the surgical outcomes.


RESULTS
Of the 19 patients (15 men, 4 women; mean age 53.9 years), 6 underwent lobectomy, 11 had wedge resections, and 2 had biopsy alone. There was no recurrence of the lesion in the 17 patients who underwent resection or lobectomy of the pseudotumor. There was no disease progression in the 2 patients who had only had a biopsy.


CONCLUSIONS
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is relatively benign. Complete resection leads to an excellent outcome.
Chen
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CH
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan - Republic of China. musclenet2003@yahoo.com.tw
Huang
W-C
WC
Liu
H-C
HC
Chen
C-H
CH
Chen
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TY
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies