Soft tissue tumors: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
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Mesenteric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs), also known as inflammatory pseudotumors and inflammatory fibrosarcomas, are uncommon mesenchymal tumors composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells admixed with lymphocytes, plasma cells and eosinophils. Once thought to be reactive, these lesions are now considered to be neoplastic. These tumors can occur throughout the body, most commonly in the lung, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1768-3262
DOI: 10.4267/2042/38029