A rare tumor of the lung: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

Nawal Hammas; Laila Chbani; Mohammed Rami; Meryem Boubbou; Sara Benmiloud; Youssef Bouabdellah; Siham Tizniti; Mustapha Hida; Afaf Amarti

doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-83

A rare tumor of the lung: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

Diagn Pathol. 2012 Jul 17:7:83. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-83.

Authors

Nawal Hammas¹, Laila Chbani, Mohammed Rami, Meryem Boubbou, Sara Benmiloud, Youssef Bouabdellah, Siham Tizniti, Mustapha Hida, Afaf Amarti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, HASSAN II University Hospital, Fez, 30000, Morocco.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare benign lesion whose tumor origin is now proven. It represents 0.7% of all lung tumors. We report the case of a three-year-old child who suffered from a chronic cough with recurrent respiratory infections. Chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed the presence of a left lower lobe lung mass. After pneumonectomy, histological examination combined with immunohistochemical study discovered an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/8722069326962972.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
Biopsy
Cell Proliferation
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Cough / etiology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lung Neoplasms / chemistry
Lung Neoplasms / complications
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Myofibroblasts / chemistry
Myofibroblasts / pathology*
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / complications
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / metabolism
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / pathology
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / surgery
Pneumonectomy
Predictive Value of Tests
Recurrence
Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor