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[Myofibroblastic inflammatory tumor of the lung]

Authors :
I, Pinilla
Y, Herrero
M I, Torres
M, Nistal
M, Pardo
Source :
Radiologia. 49(1)
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Myofibroblastic inflammatory tumor is a controversial entity that shows great variability in clinical presentation, histological findings, evolution, and prognosis. It is a rare cause of primary lung tumor in adults; however, it is the most common cause of lung tumors in children. The diagnosis is fundamentally histological, although histological diagnosis is not easy because myofibroblastic inflammatory tumor is characterized by a polymorphic cellular infiltration of variable cellular composition that could be similar to other diseases such as lymphoma or low-grade sarcoma. We report the case of a 23-year-old woman in whom a solitary pulmonary nodule was discovered incidentally at plain-film chest x-ray.

Details

ISSN :
00338338
Volume :
49
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Radiologia
Accession number :
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