Inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic proliferation simulating sarcoma in children. Cancer 1990 Apr 01;65(7):1626-34
Date
04/01/1990Pubmed ID
2311072DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19900401)65:7<1626::aid-cncr2820650729>3.0.co;2-vScopus ID
2-s2.0-0025248493 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 143 CitationsAbstract
The term "inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic proliferation" (IMP) has been proposed to replace the conventional designations of plasma cell granuloma and inflammatory pseudotumor. Three cases of extrapulmonary IMP in children are reported, including an intracerebral lesion which has been formerly undescribed. In children, IMP may be associated with microcytic hypochromic anemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and high erythrocyte sedimentation rate. In this clinical setting, differentiation of a rapidly growing but benign IMP from a bona fide sarcoma is of paramount importance.
Author List
Tang TT, Segura AD, Oechler HW, Harb JM, Adair SE, Gregg DC, Camitta BM, Franciosi RAAuthors
Bruce m. Camitta Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinDavid C. Gregg MD Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Annette D. Segura MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Abdominal NeoplasmsAdolescent
Brain Neoplasms
Child, Preschool
Collagen
Cytoplasm
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fibroma
Granuloma
Granuloma, Plasma Cell
Humans
Infant
Male
Sarcoma
Terminology as Topic
Thoracic Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
