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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: Two Cases in Head and Neck Region.

Shirin Irani, Mahtab Rabbani Anari, Farzad Yazdani Bioki, Sevil Nasirmohtaram, Zohre Kaedi, Samira Alipour

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of Head and Neck: A Systematic Review Plus Meta-Analysis.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026
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  3. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shirin IraniOtorhinolaryngology Research Center, Amir-Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahtab Rabbani AnariOtorhinolaryngology Research Center, Amir-Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzad Yazdani BiokiDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Amir-Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sevil NasirmohtaramOtorhinolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0126-7578
Zohre KaediDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Amir-Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Samira AlipourDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Amir-Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRGuilan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously described as inflammatory pseudotumor, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are now considered as distinct tumors of specific histopathologic features. This rare mesenchymal tumor consists of spindle shaped fibroblasts associated with various amounts of inflammatory cells. Head and neck region, is an unusual site of involvement. In this article, we will introduce two separate cases with the diagnosis of IMT involving the nasopharynx and the temporal bone which are both rare locations of presentation. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis list of every mass in head and neck region.

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Inflammatory peudotumorMyofibroblastic tumorNasopharynxTemporal bone

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PMID36742535
PMCPMC9895362
OpenAlexW4289336694

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