title: Pediatric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are relatively rare entities of a distinct histologic appearance and benign clinical course. Although these lesions have been described in virtually every anatomic location, there are few documented reports with tracheal localization. We add to the short list of pediatric IMTs of the trachea, a 13-year-old boy that was referred to our pediatric respiratory unit for evaluation of his respiratory distress. In particular, we describe the clinical and pathologic features of this patient and present a review of all reported lesions in the available literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Venizelos
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papathomas
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anagnostou
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsanakas
authors.forename: Fotis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kirvassilis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kontzoglou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D047708:Myofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*