Pseudoinflammatory tumor of the lung

Authors

  • María Vergara Hidalgo Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Viveity Hernández Castellón Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Ernesto Javier Lagomasino Vergara Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

granuloma, plasma cell, lung diseases, thoracotomy, pneumonectomy, surgery

Abstract

The pseudoinflammatory tumor of the lung is a rare illness occurring more commonly in children and young adults. It has the radiological presentation of a solitary nodule and its diagnosis is achieved through an anatomopathological study after surgical resection. It is not likely to cause a local invasion or a relapse. The case of a 36 year old male patient who was admitted to hospital presenting a fever, general discomfort and respiratory symptoms is presented. The patients underwent several complementary and imaging tests (a linear CT scan and an axial CT scan) as well as a bronchoscopy with bronchial brushing and a puncture biopsy. The presumptive diagnosis was a carcinoid lung tumor. The surgical intervention, which is safe and has excellent rates of survival, and the total resection of the tumor allowed by means of a postoperative biopsy to achieve the definitive diagnosis of a pseudoinflamatory lung tumor. The patient is healthy after five years of evolution.

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Author Biographies

María Vergara Hidalgo, Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Anatomía Patológica. Profesora Asistente del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Viveity Hernández Castellón, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Estudiante de Medicina

Ernesto Javier Lagomasino Vergara, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Estudiante de Medicina

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Vergara Hidalgo M, Hernández Castellón V, Lagomasino Vergara EJ. Pseudoinflammatory tumor of the lung. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2009 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];3(1):39-43. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/425

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009): January-April

Section

Case Reports

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