Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung in a five-year-old girl
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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
Katharina Ochs1, Beatrix Hoksch, Urs Frey
1Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung is considered a rare diagnosis of lung masses. We report the case of a five-year-old girl who presented with recurrent pyrexia, dry cough, and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed a total atelectasis of the left lower lobe and a segmental atelectasis of the left upper lobe. The mass was removed in toto, histopathology revealed the diagnosis of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung. The patient is without any signs of relapse 30 months after surgery.
