Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the thyroid gland

Yiyang Zhang; Jia Liu

doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1156117

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the thyroid gland

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 May 15:14:1156117. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1156117. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yiyang Zhang¹, Jia Liu¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal tumor with low incidence, which is extremely rare in the thyroid. At present, there is a lack of understanding regarding the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of thyroid IMT. To improve the understanding of the disease, this article reviews the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, pathology and immunohistochemistry, diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of thyroid IMT.

Keywords: ALK; inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT); rare tumor; spindle cell; thyroid gland.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
Granuloma, Plasma Cell*
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Thyroid Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms* / surgery

Substances

Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase