Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in lung with osteopulmonary arthropathy
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare disease that usually occurs in the lung. Recently,several reports have suggested that IMT is a true neoplasm rather than a reactive lesion. By definition, it is composed of spindle cells (myofibroblasts) with variable inflammatory component, hence t...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chinese medical journal 2009-12, Vol.122 (24), p.3094-3096 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare disease that usually occurs in the lung. Recently,several reports have suggested that IMT is a true neoplasm rather than a reactive lesion. By definition, it is composed of spindle cells (myofibroblasts) with variable inflammatory component, hence the name is IMT. We report a patient of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in lung with osteopulmonary arthropathy. |
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ISSN: | 0366-6999 2542-5641 |
DOI: | 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.24.035 |