Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mimicking a relapse in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma: report of an unusual case and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2017 May 4;5(6):945-949. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.976. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Abstract

New PET-positive lesions in previously treated patients with lymphomatous malignancies need further investigations. Relapse, sarcoidosis and secondary malignancies are the most important differential diagnosis. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) is a rare complication after treatment of Hodgkin's disease and every PET-positive lesion should be biopsied to prevent unnecessary intervention.

Keywords: Hodgkin's lymphoma; inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; inflammatory pseudotumor; plasma cell granuloma; relapse.

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