Malignant transformation of an abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with distant metastases in a child

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are lesions that mostly affect young adults and children. The tumor is made up of myofibroblasts and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate and rarely undergoes malignant transformation. We present a case of a 13-year-old boy with a pelvic mass diagnosed as IMT whi...

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Main Authors: C W Ernst, J Van Der Werff Ten Bosch, B Desprechins, J de Mey, M De Maeseneer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2011-02-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/500