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2022


Respir Med Case Rep


37

Common Presentation of Uncommon Disease: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung, case report.

Authors

Eldaabossi S, Maghmoul L, Lotfy E, Antar A, Elghoneimy Y, Aljawad H, Ghoneim A
Respir Med Case Rep. 2022; 37:101656.
PMID: 35516792.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the lung is a rare lung tumor, accounting for 0.7% of all lung tumors. They are usually benign, but can invade surrounding structures, undergo malignant transformation, recur, or even metastasize.