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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the neck with thyroid invasion: a case report and literature review.
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- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a comprehensive narrative review of clinical and therapeutic insights.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2025Review
- An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the soft tissue of the neck: a case report and literature review.Archives of craniofacial surgery · 2025Article
- Case report: Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of pediatric small intestinal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
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- Crizotinib combined with bronchoscopic interventional treatment in ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of left main stem bronchus: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the thyroid gland.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
- A clinical signature predicting the malignant transformation of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the head and neck.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2022Article
- Clinicopathologic features and biologic behavior of canine splenic nodules with stromal, histiocytic and lymphoid components.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in the Thyroid Gland: A Retrospective Case Series Study and Literature Review.Oncology research and treatment · 2022Review
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the pancreatic neck: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
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Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblast tumor (IMT) is a unique intermediate soft tissue tumor, comprising myofibroblasts/fibroblasts, with infiltrating plasma cells, lymphocytes, and/or eosinophils. IMT, first reported in 1939 in the lung or pleura, is most common in children or adolescents and in the lungs; however, it can also occur in other tissues. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of IMT are yet to be clarified. Virus-induced trauma, surgery, autoimmune etiology, inflammation, infection, and abnormal responses to long-standing exogenous stimuli in the body, dominated by myofibroblast proliferation, can lead to IMT development. Most patients with IMT have masses, with or without physical manifestations, including fever, weight loss, and various clinical laboratory abnormalities. Surgical resection is the main treatment. IMT is not common in the head and neck region, and additional thyroid involvement is rare. A male patient presented a rapidly growing neck mass was treated and diagnosed with IMT in the neck and thyroid involvement in our hospital in September 2018 by successful surgical resection. Follow-up for 6 months showed no recurrence or metastasis. We review the etiology, clinical features, pathological features, treatment, and prognosis of IMT, with the aim of improving the diagnosis and treatment of this condition in the head and neck region.
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