Carillo Carolina, Anile Marco, De Giacomo Tiziano, Venuta Federico
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;13(2):246-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2011.271932. Epub 2011 May 22.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) of the lung are considered rare and benign; however, involvement of adjacent thoracic organs, local recurrence and distant metastases have been described. The potential presence of distant metastases supports the hypothesis that those tumors should not be considered 'clinically' benign, although histological features suggest this attitude; thus, complete resection and careful follow-up are mandatory. We present a case of a bilateral pulmonary IMT with left adrenal gland metastasis in a patient with dyspnea and cough.
肺部炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤（IMT）被认为较为罕见且为良性；然而，已有关于其累及相邻胸部器官、局部复发及远处转移的报道。尽管组织学特征表明这些肿瘤为良性，但远处转移的潜在存在支持了不应将其视为“临床”良性的假说；因此，完整切除及仔细随访是必要的。我们报告一例患有呼吸困难和咳嗽的患者，其双侧肺部IMT伴左肾上腺转移。
