Endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumor: a case report

J Bras Pneumol. 2007 Jul-Aug;33(4):484-6. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000400020.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is a rare form of benign neoplasia and is generally characterized by a solitary pulmonary nodule. The endobronchial presentation is uncommon. Conservative surgery remains the treatment of choice, and surgeons should always strive to achieve tumor-free margins due to the possibility of local recidivism. This article reports the case of a 36-year-old male patient with recurrent attacks of wheezing and cough. The patient underwent successful bronchoplasty for the resection of an endobronchial inflammatory pseudotumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchial Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Bronchial Diseases / pathology
  • Bronchial Diseases / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Cough
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / pathology
  • Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed