Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1997 Apr;30(4):437-440.

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Entire Left Lung: 1 operative case report

• Jeon YB
• Lee JH
• Yang SH
• Kim H
• Jung WS
• Lee CB
• Kang JH

Abstract

A case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the entire lung In a 61-ycar-old man is prcscntcd. The respiratory symptoms developed 2 months ago and progressed rapidly and the diagnosis of chronic pneumonia with ateletectasis of the entire lung, destroyed lung by tuberculosis and sepsis hAd to be ruled out The operative finding was different from our expectation. This case suggests that the Inflammatory pseudotumor can manifest as a whole lung-involving ass. Inflammatory pseudotumor is a nonneoplastic reactive pulmonary mass lesion that resembles tumor but shows little or no growth. Thc inflammatory pseudotufor usually present as a solitary round lung mass but in this casts progressed rapidly and destroyed the whole lung,which is rare. The patient was discharged with no problem and with outpatient followup.

Keyword

Atelectasis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Pneumonia

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
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Equidae
Follow-Up Studies
Granuloma, Plasma Cell*
Humans
Lung*
Outpatients
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Sepsis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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