Case Report

Pulmonary Inflammatory Pseudotumor Case with Scimitar Syndrome

10.5152/imj.2013.15

  • Göksel Tuzcu
  • Abdullah Yüksel Barut
  • Adil Öztürk
  • İlhan Nahit Mutlu
  • Mustafa Devran Aybar

Received Date: 25.03.2011 Accepted Date: 19.02.2012 İstanbul Med J 2013;14(1):57-59

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is an uncommon nonneoplastic tumor of unknown origin. This tumor typically manifests as a solitary, peripheral and sharply circumscribed mass. Multiple lesions are seen in about 5% of cases. Most of the patients are under 40 years of age and complain mainly of non-specific symptoms. Many synonyms have been used for this disease, usually in relation to the most represented cell type: plasma cell granuloma, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, fibroxanthoma, histiocytoma, or pseudoneoplastic pneumonia.

Keywords: Inflammatory pseudotumor, lung, neoplasm