Successful preoperative treatment of pediatric bladder inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with anti-inflammatory therapy.

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-2007

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare, locally invasive tumors that can involve the genitourinary tract. Therapy has consisted primarily of surgery, and anecdotal experience using both chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which have yielded unimpressive results. We report the first case of a bladder inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor that responded to an anti-inflammatory regimen (prednisone and Cox-2 inhibitor) before surgical extirpation.

Volume

70

Issue

2

First Page

13

Last Page

15

ISSN

1527-9995

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

17826515

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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