Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a benign lesion with aggressive behavior.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare solid tumor that most often affects children and young adults. They present as myofibroblastic cell proliferations accompanied by inflammatory cells made up mostly of plasma cells. Although benign, the tumor may be very aggressive locally. In this report we describe a 22-year-old woman with primary invasive myofibroblastic tumor of the left lower lobe leading to a left pneumonectomy.
Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Nabeul, Tunisia. sonibac2000@yahoo.fr
Sonia
S
Ezzine-Baccari
Dhouha
D
Bacha
Sélim
S
Sassi
Maher
M
Abouda
Hédia
H
Ghrairi
Hassen
H
Touinsi
Sadok
S
Sassi
D001706:Biopsy; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult