Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review
We describe a patient with inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung. He was a young man who presented with haemotysis and the chest X-ray and computerized tomography were indicative of a nonbenign lesion in the right upper lobe. Excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic ps...
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| description | We describe a patient with inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung. He was a young man who presented with haemotysis and the chest X-ray and computerized tomography were indicative of a nonbenign lesion in the right upper lobe. Excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumour of the lung. This is a rare inflammatory nonneoplastic condition commonly affecting children and young adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e1b013e3b6a40c28d5c5d9208bca6b72025-02-03T06:12:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702012-01-01201210.1155/2012/214528214528Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature ReviewR. Morar0A. Bhayat1G. Hammond2H. Bruinette3C. Feldman4Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaThoracic Surgery Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaThoracic Surgery Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaAmpath Laboratories, Johannesburg, South AfricaDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaWe describe a patient with inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung. He was a young man who presented with haemotysis and the chest X-ray and computerized tomography were indicative of a nonbenign lesion in the right upper lobe. Excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumour of the lung. This is a rare inflammatory nonneoplastic condition commonly affecting children and young adults.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/214528 |
| spellingShingle | R. Morar A. Bhayat G. Hammond H. Bruinette C. Feldman Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Inflammatory Pseudotumour of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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