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  • Title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the esophagus in childhood: a case report and a review of the literature.
    Author: Dousek R, Tuma J, Planka L, Husek K, Sterba J, Penka I.
    Journal: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol; 2015 Mar; 37(2):e121-4. PubMed ID: 25354253.
    Abstract:
    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.
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