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ArticleCureus2026

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Hard Palate and Gingivobuccal Sulcus Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm: A Case Report.

Vaishnavi N Setloor, Sahana Srinath, Aryan Wadehra, Akhila S, Lakshmi Bagoor

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Vaishnavi N SetloorOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, IND.
Sahana SrinathOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, IND.
Aryan WadehraOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, IND.
Akhila SOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, IND.
Lakshmi BagoorOral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate biological potential with rare occurrence in the oral cavity. Its broad histopathologic spectrum, coupled with variable immunohistochemical expression, renders it a significant diagnostic challenge, particularly in elderly patients with oral risk habits where malignancy is the primary clinical concern. We report a case of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (

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diagnostic sampling dilemmahard palateinflammatory myofibroblastic tumororal pathologyspindle cell lesion

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PMID42266280
PMCPMC13245820

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