The uncommon and mysterious pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (PIMT) primarily affects children and young people. PIMT is characterized by the proliferation of myofibroblastic spindle cells mixed with inflammatory cells. It can resemble both benign and malignant disorders, both radiographically and clinically. PIMT typically manifests as a solitary lung tumor. The genesis of the tumor is linked to genetic anomalies, including those related to the
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