title: A rare benign tumor of the lung: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor - Case report.
abstract: A fifty year old lady who was operated for thyroid cancer two years ago and completed adjuvant therapy, underwent a computer tomography (CT) of the chest during her follow up. The CT showed a mass lesion in the right lung, located to the lateral segment of the middle lobe. There were no intrabronchial lesions on bronchoscopy. Positron emission CT (PET CT) showed a dense hypermetabolic mass located in the right middle lobe lateral segment and having malignant characteristics. A videothorascopic wedge resection was performed and the specimen was sent for frozen section, which showed no evidence of malignancy. Pathology report revealed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). Since IMT is a rare benign tumor of the lung, we herein report this patient along with a discussion of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Bilim University, Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Demirhan
authors.affiliation: Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Selvinaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkara
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaynak
keywords: Benign lesion; Myofibrolastic tumor; Resection