Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (IMT) of Biliary Ducts: A Pediatric Case

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Larynx: A Case Report

Introduction: Inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumors are initially described in the lung and various extrapulmonary sites such as the orbits, palatine tonsils, ears, gingiva, pterygomaxillary space, and periodontal tissues. These tumors rarely involve the larynx and predilection to the glottis occurs in an indolent manner.   Case Report This case describes a laryngeal myofibroblastic tumor i...

Imaging features of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor ( IMT ) and literature review

Laryngeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT): a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND This case report is interesting as cases of children with laryngeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor are not common and previously had been presented as isolated case reports. This is the first case report in Asia describing a laryngeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and its removal using an endoscopic approach. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient is a 12-year-old Malay girl from S...

A Case of Cutaneous Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) rarely occurs as a primary cutaneous lesion. We report a case of cutaneous IMT in an 8-year-old girl presenting with an ulcerated nodule on the cheek. Although cutaneous IMT poses a diagnostic challenge because of its rarity, excision of the lesion is likely to be curative.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a rare laryngeal case.

The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is more commonly found in the lungs. The paranasal sinuses and the orbit are the most affected areas in the head and neck; the laryngeal presentation is extremely rare, and only about 15 cases have been described in the literature. We report the clinical findings of a case of laryngeal IMT that was seen at the otorhinolaryngology unit of a university...