Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the esophagus in childhood: a case report and a review of the literature
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPH.0000000000000275 |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; esophagus; pediatric surgery |
| Description | Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal disease of low malignancy consisting of inflammatory cells inside a mesenchymal stroma comprising myofibroblasts. Biological behavior is variable, recurrence is uncommon, metastatic disease is rare. Treatment strategy is based on the status of low-grade malignant tumor. Radical surgery is considered to be the principal treatment modality, except if it requires a mutilating procedure. Only 6 cases of pediatric patients treated for IMT of the esophagus have been reported in English-language literature. Herein, a case of a 13-year-old boy with an IMT of the esophagus is presented. |