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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2017; 5(2): 61-66
Published online Feb 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i2.61
Published online Feb 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i2.61
Indolent lung opacity: Ten years follow-up of pulmonary inflammatory pseudo-tumor
Jad A Degheili, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Nadim A Kanj, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Salwa A Koubaissi, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Mouhamad J Nasser, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon
Author contributions: Degheili JA and Nasser MJ have contributed equally to this work; both have been involved in the acquisition of patient’s data, literature review, and writing of initial draft; Koubaissi SA assisted in literature review and revision of the edited manuscript; Kanj NA is the senior author and has been involved in the revision of the different manuscript’s versions.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center.
Informed consent statement: The patient highlighted in this case report gave his consensus prior to study enrollment, authorizing the use and disclosure of his protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Mouhamad J Nasser, MD, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, Hamra Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, 1107 2020 Beirut, Lebanon. mohammad-nasser@hotmail.com
Telephone: +961-3-050147
Received: March 27, 2016
Peer-review started: March 31, 2016
First decision: April 15, 2016
Revised: November 30, 2016
Accepted: December 13, 2016
Article in press: December 14, 2016
Published online: February 16, 2017
Peer-review started: March 31, 2016
First decision: April 15, 2016
Revised: November 30, 2016
Accepted: December 13, 2016
Article in press: December 14, 2016
Published online: February 16, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Inflammatory pseudotumor is considered a diagnostic challenge, with no one-self explained pathophysiology. Over-reactive inflammatory response to various triggering agents or even an entity with malignant potentials represents the two-sided pendulum. Accurate pathological identification lies on adequate tissue acquisition, which often occurs during surgical resection; the preferred treatment approach. Even though both local recurrence and metastasis represent a poor prognosis, its indolent course is not a well-known property, which we do here highlight in our patient with a 10-year follow up, possessing a stable and indolent disease.