Multiple Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors Involving Lung and Mediastinum: A Rare Clinical Entity

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 343-346

  Athanassiadi, K ^a   Laenger, F ^a   Dickgreber, N ^a   Haverich, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflammatory pseudotumor; Myofibroblastic tumor; Plasma cell granuloma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LOBECTOMY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PNEUMONIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOTUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA, PULMONARY; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350516058     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185574     Document Type: Article

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