Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor occurs in the mediastinum
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the mediastinum mimicking a malignant tumor.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), also called "inflammatory pseudotumor", is a rare benign tumor composed of spindle cells with a variable infiltrate of inflammatory cells and fibrous tissue. There have been many reported cases of IMT in every organ system; however, IMT in the mediastinum is rare. We report a rare, proven case of spontaneous regression of IMT in the right cardiophrenic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0973-1482
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.126467