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Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung presenting as an airway obstructive syndrome
M Calderazzo1, A Gallelli, V Barbieri
1Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy.
Respiratory Medicine
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
The inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is a rare and non-malignant neoplasm, which can be asymptomatic or characterized by variable clinical expressions. This report refers to a case occurring in a young woman and presenting as a persistent airway obstructive syndrome. With regard to histopathologic characterization, the present case can be classified as a fibrous histiocytic subtype.