Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor invading the left atrium

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare solid tumor that most often affects children and young adults. Although benign, the tumor may be very aggressive locally. We describe a 9-year-old boy with primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the left upper lobe involving the left atrium.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003-08, Vol.76 (2), p.601-603
Hauptverfasser:	BERMAN, Marius, GEORGHIOU, Georgios P, SCHONFELD, Tommy, FEINMESSER, Meora, HOREV, Gadi, VIDNE, Bernardo A, SAUTE, Milton
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Child Follow-Up Studies Heart Atria - pathology Heart Atria - surgery Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Medical sciences Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary - pathology Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary - surgery Pneumology Pneumonectomy - methods Rare Diseases Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Thoracotomy - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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Zusammenfassung:	Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare solid tumor that most often affects children and young adults. Although benign, the tumor may be very aggressive locally. We describe a 9-year-old boy with primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the left upper lobe involving the left atrium.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(02)05003-8