Epithelioid Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: A Report of a Rare Case

Epithelioid Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: A Report of a Rare Case

Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS), a variant of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), is a rare malignant tumor commonly associated with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene fusions and is aggressive in nature with local recurrence. Here, we report a case of a 23-year-old...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-08, Vol.16 (8), p.e68184
Hauptverfasser: Ronanki, Varun, Tejeswini, Vaddatti, Venkata Renuka, Inuganti, Raheema, Shaik, S K Kanth, Bakkamanthala
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Biopsy
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Dyspnea
Females
Immunohistochemistry
Kinases
Lymphoma
Males
Metastasis
Pathology
Pleural effusion
Polymerase chain reaction
Radiation therapy
Sarcoma
Smooth muscle
Thoracic surgery
Tomography
Tumors
Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS), a variant of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), is a rare malignant tumor commonly associated with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene fusions and is aggressive in nature with local recurrence. Here, we report a case of a 23-year-old female who presented with a cough and, upon investigations, was found to have a mass in the left upper lobe of the lung detected by chest computed tomography (CT). Biopsy revealed EIMS with ALK and desmin protein expression. The patient underwent a lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The postoperative period was uneventful.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.68184