Invasive inflammatory pseudotumor involving the lung and the mediastinum

Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare clinical entity. We report here the case of a 14-year-old boy who underwent lung resection en bloc with the lower e sophagus, the mediastinal pleura and the diaphragm for an inflammatory pseu dotumor of the left lower lobe. Postoperative radiotherapy was administered . The patient is well at 9-year follow-up. inflammatory pseudotumor may pre sent a particularly aggressive behavior. Multimodality approach, including extensive surgical resection, may be necessary in dealing with this disease .