Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm, most commonly seen in children and adolescents. It can occur in nearly every part of the body. Imaging properties and the clinical presentation of IMT can mimic malignant process. A 41-year-old female presented with cough of 3 months durat...

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Main Authors: K. Pavithran, P. Manoj, G. Vidhyadharan, P. Shanmughasundaram
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-07-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.136739
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description Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm, most commonly seen in children and adolescents. It can occur in nearly every part of the body. Imaging properties and the clinical presentation of IMT can mimic malignant process. A 41-year-old female presented with cough of 3 months duration. Chest X-ray showed a coin shadow in the right upper lobe. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed a 3.2 × 2.4 cm lesion with homogeneous appearance with a very high fluorodeoxyglucose uptake value, suggesting a neoplastic process. She underwent lobectomy and the final diagnosis was IMT.
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spelling doaj-art-609c4413f9964efd99c09b16ec25eb692025-08-20T03:48:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122013-07-01120312612810.4103/1450-1147.136739Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging FindingsK. Pavithran0P. Manoj1G. Vidhyadharan2P. Shanmughasundaram3Department of Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, IndiaInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm, most commonly seen in children and adolescents. It can occur in nearly every part of the body. Imaging properties and the clinical presentation of IMT can mimic malignant process. A 41-year-old female presented with cough of 3 months duration. Chest X-ray showed a coin shadow in the right upper lobe. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan showed a 3.2 × 2.4 cm lesion with homogeneous appearance with a very high fluorodeoxyglucose uptake value, suggesting a neoplastic process. She underwent lobectomy and the final diagnosis was IMT.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.136739inflammatory myofibroblastic tumorlungplasma cell granulomaxanthogranulma
spellingShingle K. Pavithran
P. Manoj
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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
lung
plasma cell granuloma
xanthogranulma
title Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
title_full Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
title_fullStr Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
title_short Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Lung: Unusual Imaging Findings
title_sort inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung unusual imaging findings
topic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
lung
plasma cell granuloma
xanthogranulma
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