Abstract
A 25-year-old woman presented with a spontaneous vaginal expulsion of a 4cm well-circumscribed nodule a few weeks after delivery. An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor diagnosis was made by morphologic, immunohistochemistry and FISH analysis of the nodule.
Keywords:
ALK; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT); Tumeur myofibroblastique inflammatoire (TMI).
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MeSH terms
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Activin Receptors, Type II / analysis
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Activin Receptors, Type II / genetics
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Adult
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Chromosome Breakage
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / genetics
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / ultrastructure
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
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Humans
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In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
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Inflammation
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Neoplasm Proteins / analysis
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Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / chemistry
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / diagnosis*
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / genetics
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Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology
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Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / analysis
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Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics
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Prognosis
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Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis
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Puerperal Disorders / genetics
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Puerperal Disorders / pathology
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Uterine Neoplasms / chemistry
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Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Uterine Neoplasms / genetics
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Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
Substances
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Neoplasm Proteins
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Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
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ACVRL1 protein, human
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Activin Receptors, Type II