Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour

The past twenty years have seen a profound evolution in our understanding of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMT). In the 1990 ′s, IMT as we now recognise it, was still lost amidst the noise of inflammatory pseudotumours, an umbrella term that encompassed an array of infectious, reactive and reparative processes.1 However, astute clinico-pathologic observation, led by Pepper Dehner and colleagues, suggested that, in the m idst of this confusing melee, a discrete subset existed that could be defined as true myofibroblastic neoplasms, despite the presence of a conspicuous inflammatory background.

Source: Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology - August 30, 2016 Category: Pathology Authors: Michael McDermott Source Type: research