A Case of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of Nasal Cavity in an 8 Year-Old Girl.
- Author:
Hyun Jae WOO
1
;
Chang Hoon BAE
;
Yong Dae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. ydkim@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nasal cavity;
Inflammatory pseudotumor;
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Blood Sedimentation;
Fever;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell;
Myofibroblasts;
Nasal Cavity;
Thrombocytopenia
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(5):481-483
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare, benign neoplasm, which is composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells along with acute and chronic inflammatory cells. The etiology and pathophysiology of IMT still remains controversial. The diagnosis is made on the base of histologic evidence to exclude other diseases because of its nonspecific clinical manifestations such as fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Generally, three different treatment modalities are available: a complete surgical resection, oral steroid and radiation therapy. The authors treated an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the nasal cavity in an 8 year-old girl by surgical resection and we presented the case with a review of the literature.
