[Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung as a rare differential diagnosis of a pulmonary mass - a case report and overview of the literature].
The case of a 37-year-old woman with an inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is reported. Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is a rare disease predominantly occurring in younger patients. Because of its rarity as well as its usually unspecific clinical and radiological presentation, this disease constantly causes diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. The case report is followed by a short overview of the literature.
Kleinschmidt
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Klinik für Pneumologie, Kliniken des Main-Taunus-Kreises, Hofheim am Taunus. mckleinschmidt@kliniken-mtk.de
Scherbaum
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Müller
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