A rare tumor of trachea: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor diagnosis and endoscopic treatment
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, cilt.13, ss.57-60, 2014 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.10.001
- Dergi Adı: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-60
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, Trachea, Bronchoscopy
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare childhood neoplasms, with benign clinical course. Although etiology of IMTs are not clear, recent studies have reported that IMT is a true neoplasm rather than a reactive or inflammatory lesion. IMTs are rarely seen in adults and tracheal involvement is also rare both in adults and also in children. We describe a 16-year old female patient who was misdiagnosed and treated as asthma in another center for a few months and presented with acute respiratory distress due to upper airway obstruction. Computerized tomography (CT) of the chest and rigid bronchoscopy revealed a mass lesion that was nearly totally obliterating tracheal lumen. Bronchoscopic resection was performed under general anesthesia and the final pathological diagnosis was tracheal IMT.