Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor invading the gastroesophageal junction.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.082.
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Abstract
Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare neoplasms of intermediate malignant potential. Most patients are asymptomatic and present with incidental findings on imaging. Dysphagia due to direct invasion into the esophagus is an extremely rare presentation of this uncommon tumor. The diagnosis is difficult to make preoperatively. Complete surgical resection offers the best chance of cure. We describe a 27-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia and the diagnosis was only revealed after en bloc resection of the esophagus, cardia, and left lower lobe.
Medical subject headings
- Esophagogastric Junction
- Lung Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary