Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare neoplasms that can involve the airway. Recent studies have shown their malignant behavior with local recurrence and potential metastatic spread; half of the cases are associated with anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene rearrangement. Complete surgical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pecoraro, Ylenia, Diso, Daniele, Anile, Marco, Russo, Emanuele, Patella, Miriam, Venuta, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4263498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25530866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.81
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Sumario:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare neoplasms that can involve the airway. Recent studies have shown their malignant behavior with local recurrence and potential metastatic spread; half of the cases are associated with anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene rearrangement. Complete surgical resection is recommended, when feasible. We present a case of a 26-year-old woman admitted to our institution with severe respiratory failure; she was affected with primary IMT of the trachea and underwent complete surgical resection.

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