Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A rare entity

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon tumor, most frequently reported in the gastrointestinal tract. It is associated with myofibroblastic proliferation along with variable amount of inflammatory infiltrate. We hereby report a young male presenting with progressive dyspnea, who was...

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Published in:Journal of Advanced Lung Health 2023-09, Vol.3 (3), p.120-124
Main Authors: Ramaswamy, Arjun, Madan, Manu, Mahendran, A, Purwar, Pallavi, Thakran, Sonam, Gupta, Nitesh, Kumar, Rohit, Khurana, Rajat, Ahluwalia, Charanjeet, Rathi, Vidushi, Ish, Pranav
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Language:English
Subjects:
bronchoscopy
Crizotinib
granuloma
Health aspects
plasma cell
pneumonectomy
Tumors
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Summary:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon tumor, most frequently reported in the gastrointestinal tract. It is associated with myofibroblastic proliferation along with variable amount of inflammatory infiltrate. We hereby report a young male presenting with progressive dyspnea, who was diagnosed with pulmonary IMT requiring surgical management.
ISSN:2772-7165
2772-7173
DOI:10.4103/jalh.jalh_3_23