Clinicopathologic conference: Pulmonary tumor in a thirteen-year-old child

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2008;27(3):167-74. doi: 10.1080/15513810802077768.

Abstract

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as a distinct clinicopathologic entity in the lung has gained wide acceptance. The majority of these tumors are either contained within a single segment or pulmonary lobe and may cross the interlobar fissure and/or extend into the mediastinum, especially if arising in a perihilar location. We describe the case of a 13-year-old male with a 4-year history of an unresponsive lung mass in the left hemithorax. The resected tumor showed the typical morphology of a fasciculated fibroblastic/myofibroblastic lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome