General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

, Volume 60, Issue 8, pp 531–533 | Cite as

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a benign lesion with aggressive behavior

  • Sonia Ezzine-Baccari
  • Dhouha Bacha
  • Sélim Sassi
  • Maher Abouda
  • Hédia Ghrairi
  • Hassen Touinsi
  • Sadok Sassi
Case Report
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Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare solid tumor that most often affects children and young adults. They present as myofibroblastic cell proliferations accompanied by inflammatory cells made up mostly of plasma cells. Although benign, the tumor may be very aggressive locally. In this report we describe a 22-year-old woman with primary invasive myofibroblastic tumor of the left lower lobe leading to a left pneumonectomy.

Keywords

Benign tumor Myofibroblastic tumor Inflammatory pseudotumor Lung cancer 

Abbreviation

IMT

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

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© The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery 2012

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sonia Ezzine-Baccari
    • 1
  • Dhouha Bacha
    • 3
  • Sélim Sassi
    • 1
  • Maher Abouda
    • 2
  • Hédia Ghrairi
    • 2
  • Hassen Touinsi
    • 1
  • Sadok Sassi
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of SurgeryGeneral HospitalNabeulTunisia
  2. 2.Department of PulmonologyGeneral Hospital, FSILa MarsaTunisia
  3. 3.Department of PathologyGeneral HospitalNabeulTunisia

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