Giant inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung: a case report

Abstract

The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, which was first described in 1939, is a rare neoplasm that accounts for 0.04%–0.7% of all lung neoplasms. These neoplasms occur most often in children, as they are the most common primary lung tumors in children. Preoperative diagnosis of such patients using bronchoscopy with endoluminal biopsy and transthoracic biopsy is not always informative and often the diagnosis can only be established during surgery. The presented case shows that on rare occasions, a giant myofibroblastic tumor of the lung may be encountered in adults, and radical intervention with subsequent rehabilitation can lead to full recovery.

Keywords

• inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
• sternotomy
• lu