Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2008 May;51(5):481-483.

A Case of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of Nasal Cavity in an 8 Year-Old Girl

• Woo HJ
• Bae CH
• Kim YD

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare, benign neoplasm, which is composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells along with acute and chronic inflammatory cells. The etiology and pathophysiology of IMT still remains controversial. The diagnosis is made on the base of histologic evidence to exclude other diseases because of its nonspecific clinical manifestations such as fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Generally, three different treatment modalities are available: a complete surgical resection, oral steroid and radiation therapy. The authors treated an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the nasal cavity in an 8 year-old girl by surgical resection and we presented the case with a review of the literature.

Keyword

Nasal cavity; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

MeSH Terms

Anemia
Blood Sedimentation
Fever
Granuloma, Plasma Cell
Myofibroblasts
Nasal Cavity
Thrombocytopenia