1. Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung presenting as an airway obstructive syndrome
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G. Pelaia, Calderazzo M, Tranfa Cm, F. Roccia, F. Zorzi, A. Gallelli, S. Cavaliere, V. Barbieri, Calderazzo, M, Gallelli, A, Barbieri, V, Roccia, F, Pelaia, G, Tranfa, Carmelindo Mario Enrico, Cavaliere, S, and Zorzi, F.
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Adult ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Inflammatory pseudotumour ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lung ,business.industry ,fungi ,Respiratory disease ,Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary ,food and beverages ,Bronchi ,medicine.disease ,Asymptomatic ,Airway Obstruction ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lung disease ,Humans ,Medicine ,Inflammatory pseudotumor ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Airway ,Histiocyte - Abstract
The inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is a rare and non-malignant neoplasm, which can be asymptomatic or characterized by variable clinical expressions. This report refers to a case occurring in a young woman and presenting as a persistent airway obstructive syndrome. With regard to histopathologic characterization, the present case can be classified as a fibrous histiocytic subtype.
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- 1997
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