Clinicopathologic conference: Pulmonary tumor in a thirteen-year-old child.
An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as a distinct clinicopathologic entity in the lung has gained wide acceptance. The majority of these tumors are either contained within a single segment or pulmonary lobe and may cross the interlobar fissure and/or extend into the mediastinum, especially if arising in a perihilar location. We describe the case of a 13-year-old male with a 4-year history of an unresponsive lung mass in the left hemithorax. The resected tumor showed the typical morphology of a fasciculated fibroblastic/myofibroblastic lesion.
Schnapf
Bruce
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Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA. bschnapf@health.usf.edu
Monforte
Hector
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Gilbert-Barness
Enid
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome