A Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor Completely Resolved by Steroid Therapy

스테로이드 요법으로 완치된 염증성 가종양 1예

Inflammatory pseudotumor, also known as plasma cell granuloma, is a rare, benign tumor that affects at all ages and frequently involves the lung, gastrointestinal tract, and salivary gland. They are the most common, isolated, primary lesion of the lung in children less than 16 years of age, and usually present as circumscribed, peripheral, parenchymal tumors, which may be static or increase slowly in size without causing symptoms. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice bacause of the location and benign nature of this lesion. The prognosis after resection is excellent. Adjuvant therapeutic modalities include radiation and steroid therapy. Recently, we experienced a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung, the diagnosis of which was made by percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology examination. We tried steroid and the lesions of the lung was completely resolved. We report this case with a review of literatures.

저자들은 최근 폐에 발생한 다발성 결절을 전산화 단층 유도하 경피적 세침 생검으로 진단하고, 스테로이드 요법으로 완치된 염증성 가종양 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.