title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung--a case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old man presented with a six-month history of progressive dyspnea with productive cough and wheezing. The patient was a heavy smoker and had a history of tongue cancer, hypertension, and asthma. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed a mass lesion in the left hilar region and total collapse of the upper left lobe of the lung. Bronchoscopy revealed a whitish solid tumor obstructing the left upper lobe bronchus. Positron emission tomography showed increased tracer uptake in the lesion. A thoracoscopic lobectomy of the left upper lobe of the lung was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Kuang
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chia-Ing
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Jian-Shun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hsu-Chih
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Pin-Ru
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Sen
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chih-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hsin-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013906:Thoracoscopy