Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Mimicking Malignant Meningioma in the Middle Cranial Fossa: a Case Report

INFLAMMATORY myofibroblastic tumor(IMT),alsoknown as inflammatory pseudotumor or plasma cellgranulomas,is an uncommon fibro-inflammatorylesion which is composed of inflammatory cells andmyofibroblastic spindle cells.1Its pathogenesis is still un-known.The tumor commonly occurs in the lung,upperrespi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese medical sciences journal 2012-09, Vol.27 (3), p.185-187
Hauptverfasser: Fan, Ming-chao, Cheng, Lei, Lin, Dong-liang, Sun, Peng
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:INFLAMMATORY myofibroblastic tumor(IMT),alsoknown as inflammatory pseudotumor or plasma cellgranulomas,is an uncommon fibro-inflammatorylesion which is composed of inflammatory cells andmyofibroblastic spindle cells.1Its pathogenesis is still un-known.The tumor commonly occurs in the lung,upperrespiratory tract,live,orbit,abdominal membrane,retro-peritoneum,and genitourinary tract.2-4It rarely involvesthe central nerve system,5,
ISSN:1001-9294
DOI:10.1016/S1001-9294(14)60054-7