title: A rare case of lung tumor -- pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor.
abstract: Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor (PIP) is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It is still a matter of debate if it represents an inflammatory lesion characterized by uncontrolled cell growth or a true neoplasm. Although mostly benign, these tumors are diagnosis and therapeutic challenges. Preoperative diagnosis can rarely be established. The treatment of choice is surgical resection which has both diagnostic and therapeutic value. We report the case of a 63-year-old male presented with clinical and imagistic picture suggestive of malignancy in the thorax. Lobectomy was performed with histological diagnosis of PIP. No evidence of tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Carol Davila Universiy of Medicine and Pharmacy, Departmnent of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania. claudiatoma@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Claudia-Lucia
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Ionela Nicoleta
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Belaconi
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dumitrache-Rujinski
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alexe
authors.forename: Codin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saon
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leonte
authors.forename: Miron Alexandru
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bogdan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome