How pseudo is an inflammatory pseudotumor?

Pseudo-pseudotumor cerebri.

Pseudo-pseudo-pseudotumor of the lung.

Benign lesions may simulate bronchogenic carcinoma by virtue of radiologic appearance or false-positive cytologic studies. A lung opacity initially suspected to be malignant was, on review, considered to be a loculated effusion. Needle biopsy yielded cells which appeared malignant. The resected lesion was a benign infarct.

Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is a focal mass consisting proliferation of plasma cells and other inflammatory cells. This rare disease should be . included in differential diagnosis in patients with hepatic mass in imaging studies, which to avoid surgery. Case Report. A 49 years old woman admitted in Shohada Hospital with epigastric pain the imaging studies was done (U.S.-C. T). Two S...

Cardiac Valvular Inflammatory Pseudotumor

Inflammatory pseudotumors are quasineoplastic lesions that occur in the lungs as well as other extrapulmonary sites. The heart is an uncommon site of origin. We report a valvular pseudotumor that produced chronic mitral and aortic regurgitation in an elderly woman.

Pulmonary Inflammatory Pseudotumor

Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor is a relatively rare benign tumor located in the lungs but could occur in the mesentry, greater omentum, liver, bladder and upper respiratory tract. Most of the patients are under 40 years of age and complain mainly of non-specific symptoms. Lesions are shown as pulmonary nodules or masses in which the border can be characteristically well distinguished on X-r...