Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Left Main Stem Bronchus

Privitera, Salvatore; Hwang, David; Darling, Gail

doi:10.1016/s1556-0864(15)30389-0

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“…Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs), also known as inflammatory fibrosarcomas and inflammatory pseudotumors are composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells accompanied by an infiltrate of variable numbers of inflammatory cells including plasma cells, lymphocytes, immunoblasts, eosinophils, and fibrous tissue (1, 2). These tumors are uncommon mesenchymal tumors that preferentially occur in children and adolescents (3).…”

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Ultrasonic Manifestations of Mesenteric Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors in Children

2019

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Objective: To explore the ultrasonic manifestations of mesenteric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) in children.Methods: Seven patients with mesenteric IMTs were retrospectively analyzed. The ultrasonic manifestations, such as the locations, sizes, morphology, borders, internal echo, blood flow, and metastasis, of the tumors were detected.Results: In all the seven pediatric patients, a solitary lesion was found for the mesenteric IMTs, including five cases in the ileocecal mesentery and two cases in the mesentery of ascending colon. All the single tumors were revealed as irregular hypoechoic masses with uneven internal echoes and enhanced echoes in the surrounding intestine and omentum. Internal blood flow signals were enriched in the tumors. The borders were clear in five cases and unclear in two cases. In addition, two cases had peritoneal effusion and one case had calcified plaques. In the follow-up studies, one of the seven IMT patients had malignant transformation, and one case was transferred to the pelvic cavity.Conclusion: Ultrasonic examination can clearly demonstrate the locations, sizes, morphology, borders, internal echo, blood flow as well as metastasis of the pediatric IMT of the mesentery, having an important clinical application value as an adjunct to computed tomography (CT).

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Ultrasonic Manifestations of Mesenteric Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors in Children

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“…IMT is a rare tumor that mainly occurs in pulmonary tissue; tumors that occur primarily in the trachea (about 10%) have rarely been reported [14][15][16] . The final diagnosis depends on the pathological results.…”

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Application of Interventional Bronchoscopic Therapy in Eight Pediatric Patients with Malignant Airway Tumors

Wang¹,

Zhang²,

Tao³

et al. 2012

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“…Occasionally, patients present with pyrexia of unknown origin. In some series, a significant proportion of cases were asymptomatic [13]. …”

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“…There is one case reporting an IMT in the soft tissues of the forearm transforming into a spindle cell sarcoma [24]. There are also reports of transformation of IMT into lymphoma [13]. …”

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A Rare Cause of an Endobronchial Tumour in Children: The Role of Interventional Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumours while Preserving Anatomy and Lung Function

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Dubus²,

Chetaille³

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An 11-year-old girl was referred to our institution with complete obstruction of the left main stem bronchus by an endoluminal mass and was successfully treated by a combination of laser and mechanical debulking. Coring of the mass both allowed histological diagnosis (inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour) and definitive treatment with no recurrence after 3 years of follow-up. This case report emphasizes the major role of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of tumoural obstruction in children in whom benign conditions are frequent. Interventional bronchoscopy, which is minimally invasive when compared to surgery, in the vast majority of cases allows a precise diagnosis as it provides large samples of tissue removed during coring; in some cases it can be curative by itself and preserves lung parenchyma and function.

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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Left Main Stem Bronchus

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Ultrasonic Manifestations of Mesenteric Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors in Children

Ultrasonic Manifestations of Mesenteric Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors in Children

Application of Interventional Bronchoscopic Therapy in Eight Pediatric Patients with Malignant Airway Tumors

A Rare Cause of an Endobronchial Tumour in Children: The Role of Interventional Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumours while Preserving Anatomy and Lung Function

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