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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2026

Meningioma-like inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung with TPM3::ALK fusion.

Ali Eren Akın, Ceren Damla Durmaz, Ayşe Nur Yılmaz, Omer Cagri Akcin, Olcay Kurtulan, Sevgen Onder, Kemal Kosemehmetoglu

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Article in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Ali Eren AkınDepartment of Pathology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Türkiye.
Ceren Damla DurmazDepartment of Genetics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Ayşe Nur YılmazDepartment of Pathology, Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
Omer Cagri AkcinDepartment of Genetics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Olcay KurtulanDepartment of Pathology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Türkiye.
Sevgen OnderDepartment of Pathology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Türkiye.
Kemal KosemehmetogluDepartment of Pathology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Türkiye. dokemal@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-0460

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor characterized by spindle cells with myofibroblastic differentiation, accompanying chronic inflammatory cells, and the hallmark genetic signature of mainly ALK or ROS1 rearrangements. Here, we report a lung IMT in a 45-year-old female demonstrating a unique meningothelial-like pattern, equivocal ALK expression (negative for clone 5A4 and positive for clone ALK1), negative ALK rearrangement by FISH, and the presence of the TPM3::ALK fusion. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of lung IMT displaying meningothelial-like whorls, with a particular focus on differential diagnosis.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorGene FusionLung NeoplasmsMeningiomaNeoplasms, Muscle TissueTropomyosinDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedMyofibroblastsOncogene Proteins, FusionALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorOncogene Proteins, FusionTPM3 protein, humanTropomyosinInflammatory myofibroblastic tumorMeningiomaTPM3::ALK fusion

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PMID41706176

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