MESENCHYMAL TUMORS OF LUNG - A RETROSPECTIVE CLINICOPATHOLOGIC STUDY

Mesenchymal tumors comprise a rare group of pulmonary tumors, constituting less than 5 percent of lung tumors. It includes various benign, malignant and hamartomatous lesions. A retrospective study was conducted in our department and all the pulmonary tumors on records were analyzed for a period of 6 years from January 2007 to December 2012. The various details analyzed were the presenting complaints, age, sex, radiological findings, gross morphology and microscopic findings. A total of nine cases belonged to this category and they included inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, leiomyosarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, malignant fibrous histiocytoma sclerosing hemangioma.