title: Congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor: case report of an asymptomatic infant with a rapidly enlarging pulmonary mass and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor (CPMT) is a rare, benign lung tumor of infants, with only 19 reported cases worldwide. It is often diagnosed by prenatal imaging or in the immediate postnatal period due to co-morbidities like polyhydramnios, fetal hydrops, respiratory distress, and heart failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the oldest known infant (8 weeks old) diagnosed with CPMT, and present his clinical course including the relevant radiographic and histopathologic findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CPMT is a rare tumor that should be considered among other primary lung tumors of infancy (developmental, benign, and malignant) even if not detected prenatally or in the immediate postnatal period.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology kebrock@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Katharine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery.
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esquivel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and.
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
authors.forename: Neyssa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marina
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Department of Pathology, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Florette K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Hazard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
keywords: benign lung tumor; congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor; neonatal; pleuropulmonary blastoma