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Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India

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Inflammatory pseudotumours of the lungs have rarely been reported. These have been described as a benign entity of unknown origin and are often locally invasive requiring extensive pulmonary resection. We present a 12-year-old boy with fever and massive haemoptysis who was found to have a well defined left-sided paracardiac mass lesion on chest X-ray and CT scan thorax. A CT-guided fine needle aspiration cytology was reported as inflammatory pseudotumour. As a result of recurrent episodes of massive haemoptysis during admission the child underwent an emergency left posterolateral thoracotomy and excision of the mass along with a left pneumonectomy. The biopsy of the mass was conclusive. Postoperatively the child was ventilated over night and was extubated the next day. He has been doing well on follow-up. Based on our case report and on other similar reports it would appear that the primary treatment of inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung is surgical. Complete resection is the key to prevent recurrence and the prognosis is excellent following surgery.

Key Words: Inflammatory pseudotumours; Lung