Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Kidney: A Rare Renal Tumor

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour (IMT) or ‘pseudotumour’ of the kidney is a rare benign tumour of unknown aetiology affecting mostly young adults. A subset of IMT is neoplastic and harbours translocations of activin receptor-like kinase-1 (ALK-1) gene and can recur or rarely metastasize. Presen...

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Main Authors: Alvin Jose Pothadiyil, Suresh Bhat, Fredrick Paul, Jithesh Mampatta, Mahesh Srinivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8856/22465_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_%20PF1(RO_VJ)_PFA(AK)_PF2(OPR_P).pdf