Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor) of the neck infiltrating the trachea.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2004
Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), popularly known as inflammatory pseudotumor, is a slow growing quasi-neoplastic lesion with a distinct histologic appearance and benign clinical course. A case of a neck IMT with infiltration into the trachea causing asthmalike symptoms in a 12-year-old girl is described. Both tracheal and neck IMT have been described, but no other case has displayed this infiltration. A review of the pertinent literature and the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of this tumor are discussed. It is important to consider IMT in a differential diagnosis because it can be easily misdiagnosed as a malignancy. A surgeon must not perform radical surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy until a final pathologic diagnosis is made because of the nature of this lesion.
Volume
39
Issue
10
First Page
1
Last Page
4
ISSN
1531-5037
Published In/Presented At
Browne, M., Abramson, L. P., Chou, P. M., Acton, R., Holinger, L. D., & Reynolds, M. (2004). Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor) of the neck infiltrating the trachea. Journal of pediatric surgery, 39(10), e1–e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.06.040
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
15486877
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article