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ArticleThe Indian journal of radiology & imaging

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours of the thorax: Radiologic and clinicopathological correlation.

Aparna Irodi, Binita R Chacko, Anand Prajapati, Anne J Prabhu, Leena R Vimala, Devasahayam J Christopher, Birla R Gnanamuthu

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Article in The Indian journal of radiology & imaging. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. 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 · 2025
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  3. Imaging findings of primary lung tumors in childrenDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2024
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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Aparna IrodiDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Binita R ChackoDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anand PrajapatiDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anne J PrabhuDepartment of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Leena R VimalaDepartment of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Devasahayam J ChristopherDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Birla R GnanamuthuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsInflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm with intermediate malignant potential. The aim of this study is to describe and compare the clinical presentation, computed tomography (CT) findings and anaplastic lymphoma kinase -1 (ALK-1) expression of IMT of the thorax in children and adults. We also sought to study the tumour behaviour after treatment on the follow-up imaging. MATERIALS AND

methodThis is a retrospective observational study of 22 histopathologically proven cases of IMT in the thorax. The clinical parameters, CT findings, biopsy results, treatment received and follow-up were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher's exact test.

resultsIMT of the thorax had diverse imaging appearances, presenting either as large invasive lung masses with or without calcifications or as smaller endobronchial lesions. Children commonly presented with long duration fever (

conclusionsThoracic IMT presents with some distinct clinical and CT findings in adults and children. The CT findings and management options have implications for prognosis. If resectable, lobectomy is a better option than wedge resection or bronchoscopic excision for preventing local recurrence and metastasis. IMT can undergo malignant transformation.

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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1inflammatory myofibroblastic tumourthorax

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