A Rare Cause of Chronic Dysphagia: Pulmonary Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Distal Esophagus Invasion
Background
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is rare intermediate tumor, which happens mostly in children and young adults.
Case presentation
Reported is the successful treatment of a 29-year-old man presented with progressively dysphagia and weight loss. No other abnormal symptoms were observed. The contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a dumbbell-shaped lesion between lung and esophagus. Finally, it was pathologically diagnosed as pulmonary IMT invading to the distal esophagus after operation. The patient underwent en bloc esophagectomy and left lower lobectomy, and was discharged on 10th postoperative day.
Conclusion
IMT is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the lung, but pulmonary IMT with distal esophagus invasion has not been described previously. Discriminating untypical symptom, completed resection, pathological expertise and closed follow-up will reach the successful diagnosis and treatment.
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A Rare Cause of Chronic Dysphagia: Pulmonary Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Distal Esophagus Invasion
Posted 04 Jan, 2021
On 22 Dec, 2020
On 22 Dec, 2020
On 22 Dec, 2020
On 20 Dec, 2020
Background
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is rare intermediate tumor, which happens mostly in children and young adults.
Case presentation
Reported is the successful treatment of a 29-year-old man presented with progressively dysphagia and weight loss. No other abnormal symptoms were observed. The contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a dumbbell-shaped lesion between lung and esophagus. Finally, it was pathologically diagnosed as pulmonary IMT invading to the distal esophagus after operation. The patient underwent en bloc esophagectomy and left lower lobectomy, and was discharged on 10th postoperative day.
Conclusion
IMT is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the lung, but pulmonary IMT with distal esophagus invasion has not been described previously. Discriminating untypical symptom, completed resection, pathological expertise and closed follow-up will reach the successful diagnosis and treatment.
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