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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(07): 646-648
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1330925
Case Report

A Rare Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor with Both Involvement of Lung and Heart

Murat Sunbul
1   Department of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Ozgur Cagac
1   Department of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
,
Yasar Birkan
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare disorder that is benign and tumor-like reactive masses with unknown etiology. The mass usually confines to the lung but other organs involvement such as liver, stomach, lymph nodes could affect. IPT of heart is usually determined with children and young adults. Only 15 cases are detected in adults. We present here a rare case of IPT with both involvement of lung and heart.

Keywords

inflammatory pseudotumor - cardiac neoplasms - mediastinal tumor


Publication History

Received: 28 July 2012

Accepted: 06 September 2012

Publication Date:
18 December 2012 (online)

Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Stuttgart · New York

 

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