Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung in a five-year-old girl.
The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung is considered a rare diagnosis of lung masses. We report the case of a five-year-old girl who presented with recurrent pyrexia, dry cough, and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed a total atelectasis of the left lower lobe and a segmental atelectasis of the left upper lobe. The mass was removed in toto, histopathology revealed the diagnosis of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung. The patient is without any signs of relapse 30 months after surgery.
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Katharina
K
Ochs
Beatrix
B
Hoksch
Urs
U
Frey
Ralph A
RA
Schmid
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome