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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 6;6(8):1445-1447.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1597. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic lung tumor: its birth, its bleeding growth, its difficult diagnosis and its surgical end in a child

Luca Pecoraro  1 , Maria Clemente  1 , Elisa Tadiotto  1 , Giorgio Piacentini  1 , Angelo Pietrobelli  1 , Daniela Degani  1
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Case Reports

Inflammatory myofibroblastic lung tumor: its birth, its bleeding growth, its difficult diagnosis and its surgical end in a child

Luca Pecoraro et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

The diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is based on radiology and histology. The treatment is surgical, and the prognosis is good. For this reason, although this lung disease is rare, when a child show up at hospital with an unknown hemoptysis, this medical condition should not be underestimated.

Keywords: hemoptysis; inflammatory myofibroblastic lung tumor; primary lung neoplasm.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(X‐ray): Left pulmonary upper lobe occupied by oval expansive formation of 8 × 5 cm
Figure 2
Figure 2
(Chest CT Scan): Massive inhomogeneous solid formation (inner diameter 8 cm) in proximity to the left pulmonary upper lobe, which improved after contrast medium
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