Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the esophagus in childhood: a case report and a review of the literature

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015 Mar;37(2):e121-4. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000275.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal disease of low malignancy consisting of inflammatory cells inside a mesenchymal stroma comprising myofibroblasts. Biological behavior is variable, recurrence is uncommon, metastatic disease is rare. Treatment strategy is based on the status of low-grade malignant tumor. Radical surgery is considered to be the principal treatment modality, except if it requires a mutilating procedure. Only 6 cases of pediatric patients treated for IMT of the esophagus have been reported in English-language literature. Herein, a case of a 13-year-old boy with an IMT of the esophagus is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / complications
  • Inflammation / pathology*
  • Inflammation / surgery
  • Male
  • Myofibroblasts / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / complications
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / surgery
  • Prognosis