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Revista Médica Electrónica
On-line version ISSN 1684-1824
Abstract
CALCINES SANCHEZ, Eloy et al. Inflammatory pulmonary pseudo tumor. Presentation of a case. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2013, vol.35, n.5, pp. 500-508. ISSN 1684-1824.
The inflammatory pseudo tumor is a few frequent non neoplastic process, characterized by an irregular increase of inflammatory cells. It can be originated in any place of the organism, and in most of the cases it has only one local settlement with benign characteristics. We presented the case of a male patient, aged 51 years who had the inflammatory pseudo tumor of nodular form in the right lung, with evolution to a pleural empyema.
Keywords : inflammatory pseudo tumor; pleural empyema; lung.