Jain Sunila, Chopra Prem, Agarwal Alok, Gogia Shweta, Basu Arup
Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2013 Jan;20(1):80-3. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31827cd58f.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon entity usually encountered among children and involving the lungs. Involvement of trachea, however, is extremely rare with only a few published case reports. The condition may present with deceptive clinical features. We report a case of tracheal IMT in a 23-year-old female who presented with clinical symptoms mimicking asthma. On further evaluation, she was detected to have a tracheal mass that was diagnosed as IMT on histopathology and was successfully treated surgically. This case report highlights the rarity and diagnostic challenge associated with the condition.
