A Case of Pulmonary Inflammatory Pseudotumor: Recurrence Appearing as Several Consolidative Lesions after Complete Resection.
10.3904/kjim.2005.20.2.168
- Author:
Hong Lyeol LEE
1
;
Lucia KIM
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Cheol Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. hllee@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Plasma cell granuloma;
Recurrence;
Consolidation
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Needle;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell, Pulmonary/*diagnosis/drug therapy/surgery;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Pneumonectomy;
Prednisolone/therapeutic use;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Recurrence;
Retrospective Studies;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2005;20(2):168-172
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory pseudotumor (plasma cell granuloma) of the lung is an uncommon nonneoplastic tumor of unknown origin. This tumor typically manifests as a solitary, peripheral, and sharply circumscribed mass. Multiple lesions are seen in about 5% of cases. Resection is recommended for both diagnosis and treatment, and this tumor does not generally recur after complete resection. Here, we report a case of recurrent inflammatory pseudotumor after complete resection; the recurrence was detected as a series of bilateral consolidated lesions with an internal air bronchogram. This is an unusual finding with regard to inflammatory pseudotumors.
