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Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0872-671X
Abstract
FERNANDES, Ana Margarida et al. Lung Condensation in Young Adult: A Clinical Case Report. Medicina Interna [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.1, pp.36-39. ISSN 0872-671X.
Myofibroblastic inflammatory tumor of the lung is a rare benign tumor of unknown etiology. Despite its benign nature is known for its propensity to mimic a malignant process. This entity may mimic most common clinical situations, particularly infectious processes, leading to prolonged cycles of antibiotic therapy in the absence of isolation of an agent. It should be suspected in respiratory conditions with suggestive image in the lack of response to therapy. We report a case of a young man presented with a myofibroblastic inflammatory tumor of the lung
Keywords : Granuloma; Plasma Cell; Lung Neoplasms; Young Adult.