Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor involving lung and brain in a 10-year-old boy: a case report

J Child Neurol. 2009 Oct;24(10):1302-6. doi: 10.1177/0883073809341270.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare tumors of unknown etiology, composed of proliferating myofibroblasts and accompanying lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. A 10-year-old boy who developed inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in the lung as well as the brain is described. Surgery and radiation therapy were not feasible. The authors review the current literature and treatment options.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Child
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology*
  • Photomicrography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome