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
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Yi, Dong, Zong-Jun, Zhi, Xiu-Yi, Liu, Lei, Hu, Mu
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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.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.24.035