ALK positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the pineal region.
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMTs) are an uncommon spindle cell neoplasm with a dense inflammatory infiltrate, usually encountered in children. IMTs of the central nervous system are extremely rare. This report describes the case of an IMT in a 61 year old man, in the pineal region. The tumour was completely excised, and immunohistochemistry demonstrated anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 expression. There was no tumour recurrence during 18 months of follow-up. Our case extends both the age range and sites of occurrence of this rare tumour.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 58 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005