Abstract
A 6-year-old girl was evaluated for the presence of a paratracheal mass with right upper lobe atelectasis due to an endobronchial mass. Bronchoscopic biopsy established a diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) and prednisone initially led to a significant reduction of the endobronchial lesion. However, 8 weeks later, when still on prednisone, the mediastinal mass enlarged dramatically. At thoracotomy, a well-circumscribed, multilobulated mass was partially resected and a diagnosis of IMT confirmed. Immunosuppression by corticosteroids may have favored the rapid progression of this apparently benign, indolent tumor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 721-726 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Pediatric Pulmonology |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Atelectasis
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
- Mediastinal mass
- Plasma cell granuloma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine