INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE TRACHEA IN A 10-MONTH-OLD INFANT

Authors
DEWAR AL CONNETT GJ
Citation
Al. Dewar et Gj. Connett, INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE TRACHEA IN A 10-MONTH-OLD INFANT, Pediatric pulmonology, 23(4), 1997, pp. 307-309
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric pulmonology → ACNP
ISSN journal
87556863
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
307 - 309
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-6863(1997)23:4<307:IPOTTI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Inflammatory pseudotumors occur through a non-neoplastic process that involves abnormal proliferation of spindle cells (myoblasts and fibrob lasts) with an inflammatory cell infiltrate. Clinically, radiographica lly, and grossly these lesions mimic malignant neoplasms but are readi ly distinguished histologically. We report an infant who presented wit h an inflammatory pseudotumor of his trachea that caused severe stride r. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.