Morphological Features of the Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Imaging features of meningeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Meningeal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) has been rarely reported, and its prognosis is still unclear. Our purpose was to describe the imaging features of patients with meningeal IMT and their results on follow-up studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four MR images in 10 consecutive patients with pathologically proved meningeal IMTs were retrospectively evalu...

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

Retroperitoneal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

BACKGROUND Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a neoplasm of unknown etiology occurring at various sites. By definition, it is composed of spindle cells (myofibroblasts) with variable inflammatory component, hence the name is IMT. CASE PRESENTATION The present case is of a 46 years old woman presented with a history of flank pain, abdominal mass and intermittent hematuria for last 6 m...

Abdominal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

A 28-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of abdominal pain, weight loss and a palpable intra-abdominal mass. A CT scan revealed a tumor with a diameter of 7 cm with sharp margins, intra-tumoral fatty components and enhancing soft tissue. After initial workup, which suggested an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), she underwent laparotomy with complete resection. Pathologic...