Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a breast cancer patient, a rare presentation

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), a benign and rare neoplasm, of mesenchymal origin, pseudoarcomatous, is responsible for about 0.7% of all neoplastic presentations in the pulmonary region, being the most frequent cause of pulmonary nodules in pediatric patients, approximately 50% of the presentations. Thus, the present study aims to report a rare case of IMT in the lung site in a 31-year-old patient undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to a literary review, relating the data according to the clinical presentation. Due to scarce documentation in the medical literature, no cases were found similar to the one described in relation to the reported oncological primary condition of the patient, making the present case a clinical challenge in modern medical practice.

A rare cause of chronic dysphagia: pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with distal esophagus invasion

Background Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is rare intermediate tumor, which happens mostly in children and young adults. Case presentation Reported is the successful treatment of a 29-year-old man presented with progressively dysphagia and weight loss. No other abnormal symptoms were observed. The contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a dumbbell-shaped lesion between lung and esophagus. Finally, it was pathologically diagnosed as pulmonary IMT invading to the distal esophagus after operation. The patient underwent partial esophagectomy and left lower lobectomy, and was discharged on 10th postoperative day. Conclusions IMT is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the lung, but pulmonary IMT with distal esophagus invasion has not been described previously. Discriminating untypical symptom, completed resection, pathological expertise and closed follow-up will reach the successful diagnosis and treatment.

A Rare Cause of Chronic Dysphagia: Pulmonary Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Distal Esophagus Invasion

BackgroundInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is rare intermediate tumor, which happens mostly in children and young adults.Case presentationReported is the successful treatment of a 29-year-old man presented with progressively dysphagia and weight loss. No other abnormal symptoms were observed. The contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a dumbbell-shaped lesion between lung and esophagus. Finally, it was pathologically diagnosed as pulmonary IMT invading to the distal esophagus after operation. The patient underwent en bloc esophagectomy and left lower lobectomy, and was discharged on 10th postoperative day.ConclusionIMT is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the lung, but pulmonary IMT with distal esophagus invasion has not been described previously. Discriminating untypical symptom, completed resection, pathological expertise and closed follow-up will reach the successful diagnosis and treatment.