Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a comprehensive narrative review of clinical and therapeutic insights

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a comprehensive narrative review of clinical and therapeutic insights

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm classified by the World Health Organization as an intermediate malignancy with less than a 5% chance of metastasis. IMTs consist of myofibroblastic and spindle fibroblastic cells accompanied by inflammatory infiltration, primari...

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Main Authors:	Vasileios Leivaditis, Marianthi Baltagianni, Elias Liolis, Nikolaos Baltayiannis, Gabriela Stanc, Efthymia Souka, Pella Batika, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Levan Tchabashvili, Konstantinos Tasios, Andreas Antzoulas, Dimitrios Litsas, Eleftherios Beltsios, Manfred Dahm, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Efstratios Koletsis, Francesk Mulita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Termedia Publishing House 2025-03-01
Series:	Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:	inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mesenchymal tumor pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor myofibroblastic proliferation rare lung tumor
Online Access:	https://www.termedia.pl/Inflammatory-myofibroblastic-tumor-of-the-lung-a-comprehensive-narrative-review-of-clinical-and-therapeutic-insights,40,55758,1,1.html
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