A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are distinct entities with specific characteristics immunohistochemically and molecularly. They are regarded as “intermediate malignancy” tumors of unknown etiology. We report a case of a 64-years-old woman with a fever and abdominal discomfort for 3 months...
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| author | Lamprini Kosma Lubna Khaldi Panagiota Galani Dimitrios Mytas Sofia Lafoyianni |
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| description | Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are distinct entities with specific characteristics immunohistochemically and molecularly. They are regarded as “intermediate malignancy” tumors of unknown etiology. We report a case of a 64-years-old woman with a fever and abdominal discomfort for 3 months; a computer tomography was performed indicating gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Histologically the lesion proved to be IMT of the abdomen. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8384512624024f669a315bb69acca5542025-02-03T05:58:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142012-01-01201210.1155/2012/148053148053A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged FemaleLamprini Kosma0Lubna Khaldi1Panagiota Galani2Dimitrios Mytas3Sofia Lafoyianni4Department of Radiology, “Amalia Fleming” General Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, “Amalia Fleming” General Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, “Amalia Fleming” General Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Cardiology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, “Amalia Fleming” General Hospital, Athens, GreeceInflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are distinct entities with specific characteristics immunohistochemically and molecularly. They are regarded as “intermediate malignancy” tumors of unknown etiology. We report a case of a 64-years-old woman with a fever and abdominal discomfort for 3 months; a computer tomography was performed indicating gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Histologically the lesion proved to be IMT of the abdomen.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/148053 |
| spellingShingle | Lamprini Kosma Lubna Khaldi Panagiota Galani Dimitrios Mytas Sofia Lafoyianni A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female |
| title_full | A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female |
| title_short | A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female |
| title_sort | rare case of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a middle aged female |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/148053 |
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