Thoracic Oncology

Research on thoracic oncology published by scientists at St. Antonius Hospital

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 11th, 2009

According to a study from Nieuwegein, Netherlands, "Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the lung is a rare tumor but it should be considered when dealing with primary lung tumors in children, adolescents, and nonsmoking adults. It is, front a pathologic point of view, a benign tumor composed of a spindle cell proliferation and inflammatory cells."

"Its clinical behavior, however, is variable with a benign evolution at one, and a malignant evolution with recurrent and metastatic disease at the other end of the spectrum. Diagnosis is very difficult and often only possible after resection of the tumor. We present a case of pulmonary IMT in a 15-year-old male with...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-11)

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