How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor?
Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare lesion of unclear etiology reported in various organs. Although mostly benign, these tumors may pose a therapeutic challenge in cases of recurrence. We report the case of a young male who presented with a clinical and radiological picture suggestive of a mali...
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| description | Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare lesion of unclear etiology reported in various organs. Although mostly benign, these tumors may pose a therapeutic challenge in cases of recurrence. We report the case of a young male who presented with a clinical and radiological picture suggestive of a malignancy in the thorax and upon evaluation was noted to have IPT of the lung. Complete surgical resection was done with no evidence of tumor recurrence. We review the literature and discern the epidemiological, clinical, pathophysiological and management aspects of IPTs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7a45c0195fb44939716df7bb061d62b2025-08-20T02:19:37ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58512011-01-0132420420610.4103/0971-5851.95141How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor?Dilip GudeRamasubba RayuduDharam BansalInflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare lesion of unclear etiology reported in various organs. Although mostly benign, these tumors may pose a therapeutic challenge in cases of recurrence. We report the case of a young male who presented with a clinical and radiological picture suggestive of a malignancy in the thorax and upon evaluation was noted to have IPT of the lung. Complete surgical resection was done with no evidence of tumor recurrence. We review the literature and discern the epidemiological, clinical, pathophysiological and management aspects of IPTs.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=4;spage=204;epage=206;aulast=GudeInflammatory pseudotumorlungmalignancyrecurrence |
| spellingShingle | Dilip Gude Ramasubba Rayudu Dharam Bansal How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Inflammatory pseudotumor lung malignancy recurrence |
| title | How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? |
| title_full | How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? |
| title_fullStr | How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? |
| title_short | How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor? |
| title_sort | how pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor |
| topic | Inflammatory pseudotumor lung malignancy recurrence |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2011;volume=32;issue=4;spage=204;epage=206;aulast=Gude |
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