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Successful sleeve lobectomy of pediatric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Author(s) -
Genchellac Hakan,
Kirici Mehmet Yadigar,
Basaran Umit Nusret,
Karamustafaoglu Yekta Altemur,
Cagli Bekir,
Tastekin Ebru
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.13079
Subject(s) - medicine , left main bronchus , left lung , lung , radiography , radiology , surgery , bronchus , bronchoscopy , respiratory disease
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor ( IMT ) is an uncommon solid tumor that was originally described in the lung. A 4‐year‐old girl was admitted to hospital with urticarial rash. On chest radiographs, an opacity was seen in the inferior zone of the left lung, and computed tomography showed a mass in the left lower lobe. Left lower sleeve lobectomy was performed, and the diagnosis was confirmed as IMT . Sleeve resection is the best option in lesions located in the mainstem bronchus or secondary carina. Herein, we present a rare case of IMT of the lung that was successfully treated with sleeve lobectomy. There have been fewer than 15 childhood cases of IMT reported in the literature, and the present 4‐year‐old patient is one of the youngest.