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KMID : 0361020080510050481
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008 Volume.51 No. 5 p.481 ~ p.483
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A Case of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of Nasal Cavity in an 8 Year-Old Girl
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Woo Hyun-Jae
Bae Chang-Hoon
Kim Yong-Dae
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Nasal cavity, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
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