Successful sleeve lobectomy of pediatric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon solid tumor that was originally described in the lung. A 4-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with urticarial rash. On chest radiographs, an opacity was seen in the inferior zone of the left lung, and computed tomography showed a mass in the left lower lobe. Left lower sleeve lobectomy was performed, and the diagnosis was confirmed as IMT. Sleeve resection is the best option in lesions located in the mainstem bronchus or secondary carina. Herein, we present a rare case of IMT of the lung that was successfully treated with sleeve lobectomy. There have been fewer than 15 childhood cases of IMT reported in the literature, and the present 4-year-old patient is one of the youngest.
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Hakan
H
Genchellac
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Mehmet Yadigar
MY
Kirici
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Umit Nusret
UN
Basaran
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. altemurk@hotmail.com.
Yekta Altemur
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-1219
YA
Karamustafaoglu
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Bekir
B
Cagli
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Ebru
E
Tastekin
D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; lung; sleeve lobectomy