Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: report of 2 cases with radiologic-pathologic correlation

André Carvalho; Ricardo Correia; Margarida Sá Fernandes; Jorge Pinheiro; Patrícia Leitão; Eva Padrão; Daniela Pinto; José Miguel Pereira

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.03.003

Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: report of 2 cases with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Apr 1;12(2):251-256. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.03.003. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Authors

André Carvalho¹, Ricardo Correia¹, Margarida Sá Fernandes², Jorge Pinheiro², Patrícia Leitão¹, Eva Padrão³, Daniela Pinto¹, José Miguel Pereira¹

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto 4200-319, Portugal.
² Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.
³ Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare benign tumor that affects most commonly children and young adults. In the lung, it comprises less than 1% of all neoplasms. The authors describe the clinical, radiological, and pathologic features of 2 cases of incidentally discovered pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors.

Keywords: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Lung neoplasms; Multidetector computed tomography; Solitary pulmonary nodule; Thoracic radiography.

Publication types

Case Reports