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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 60 cases of inflammatory pseudotumor of chest imaging [Abstract] Objective To study 60 cases of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung in patients with X-ray, CT and differential diagnosis of the characteristic changes. Methods 60 cases of clinically diagnosed inflammatory pseudotumor of the clinical, chest plain film and CT scan data were retrospectively analyzed. Results According to the characteristics of inflammatory pseudotumor of the lesions can be divided into round or oval (42 cases and irregular in shape (18 cases two basic types, X-ray and CT morphology with a light lobulation, peach sharp sign, flat sign, and calcification and other features. Conclusion pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor in the X-ray and CT that has a variety of performance, and other lung diseases (especially lung cancer difficult to distinguish, but light lobulation, peach sharp sign, flat sign, and calcification with a certain specificity, can be used for differential diagnosis. [Keywords:] inflammatory pseudotumor of the X-ray computed radiography Non-specific inflammation of the lungs caused by a tumor-like lesions, lesions mostly massive, clinical and imaging findings of a lack of specificity often misdiagnosed as cancer, it is clinically known as inflammatory pseudotumor. This article analyzes 60 cases of inflammatory pseudotumor clinical, chest X-ray and CT inspection data, to investigate the imaging in the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the meaning. Materials and Methods 1. General Information Collected between 1999 to 2005 with complete clinical data, X-ray and CT examination data of 60 cases of inflammatory pseudotumor, the imaging characteristics of the analysis, in which 48 male and 12 females, aged 24 to 68 years, mean 49. Clinical manifestations: cough 34 patients, 26 cases of sputum, hemoptysis, or blood stained sputum in 20 cases, fever in 18 cases, 20 cases of chest pain or chest discomfort, chest mass in 2 cases, 8