Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2899184 Cardiovascular Pathology 2007 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

BackgroundInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the heart is extremely rare with unpredictable clinical expression. IMTs, characterized by spindle cells, plasma cells, and a polymorphic inflammatory infiltrate, have a predilection for children and young adults. Clinically, IMT mimics malignancy, making a definitive diagnosis difficult, prior to histopathological examination.Methods and resultsWe describe a case of an intracardiac IMT in a 69-year-old woman. Histopathological examination of excised specimens revealed a marked, polymorphic, infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells.ConclusionsCardiac IMTs are benign lesions with favorable prognosis. Herein, we present this case, along with a review of all cardiac IMTs published after the last review in 2002, with emphasis on clinical, pathologic, and immunohistochemical features.

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