Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the midesophagus

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2007 Sep-Dec;26(5-6):243-54. doi: 10.1080/15513810801893421.

Abstract

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMFT) is a rare entity that can arise in a multiplicity of organs including the lung, liver, and at any location within the gastrointestinal tract. Typically, an IMFT presents as a localized mass with clinical symptoms dependent upon its site of origin. IMFTs pathologically resemble a neoplastic process but are theorized to arise from an unknown inflammatory event. We present a case of a midesophageal IMFT in a 12-year-old female.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Asthma / pathology
  • Child
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / pathology
  • Esophageal Diseases / pathology*
  • Esophageal Diseases / physiopathology
  • Esophageal Diseases / therapy
  • Female
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / pathology
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / physiopathology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / therapy
  • Herpes Zoster / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypernatremia / etiology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Polyps / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vomiting / etiology

Substances

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors