Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor: report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) of the lung is a rare pathological entity and its ethiopatology is unknown. It is considered to be a benign lesion with an array of histologic appearances. Although, the pulmonary affection is the most frequent, any other organ can be involved. We report two cases de pu...

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Published inAnales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 14; no. 9; p. 469
Main Authors Fernández Villar, A, Mosteiro Añón, M, Corbacho Abelaira, D, Acuña Fernández, A, Piñeiro Amigo, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.09.1997
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary - diagnosis
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Summary:Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) of the lung is a rare pathological entity and its ethiopatology is unknown. It is considered to be a benign lesion with an array of histologic appearances. Although, the pulmonary affection is the most frequent, any other organ can be involved. We report two cases de pulmonary IP, one of them endobronchial, and discuss the clinical and anatomopathological features and review the pertinent literature.
ISSN:0212-7199