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ArticleArchives of craniofacial surgery2025

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the soft tissue of the neck: a case report and literature review.

Yahia Awad Alkahtani, Mahmoud Rezk Abdelwahed Hussein, Mubarak Mohammed Al-Shraim, Shahd Saeed Dalboh Asiri, Sultan Khalid Saeed Kadasah

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Yahia Awad AlkahtaniDepartment of Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, College of Medicine, Bisha University, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud Rezk Abdelwahed HusseinDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mubarak Mohammed Al-ShraimDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Shahd Saeed Dalboh AsiriDepartment of Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, College of Medicine, Bisha University, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Khalid Saeed KadasahDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Bisha University, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the soft tissues of the neck is a rare pathological entity. We present the case of a 32-year-old patient who had a painful, slowly enlarging mass in the neck's soft tissues. Radiological examination revealed a well-defined, dense lesion. The mass was surgically removed through local excision. Immunohistological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of IMT. After nearly 2 years of follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence or distant metastases. In conclusion, although IMT of the soft tissues of the neck is uncommon, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neck tumors. Further research is necessary to understand the pathogenetic mechanisms of IMT, which could lead to the development of more effective treatments for this tumor.

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Anaplastic lymphoma kinaseCase reportsInflammatory myofibroblastic tumorTropomyosin-3Tropomyosin-4World Health Organization

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