title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors following the treatment of malignancy in childhood: case reports.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are rare, mostly benign soft tissue tumors. Occurring mainly in children the presentation, clinical features, and diagnostic dilemmas raised are well reported. Here we describe 4 patients diagnosed with IMT after the treatment of childhood cancer, and review the literature regarding IMT and malignancy. Discussing them in this context raises clinical questions; Are these tumors incidental or a consequence of treatment? Are they more common than we think and are any miss-diagnosed as tumor recurrence? This paper aims to raise awareness of IMT as diagnostic possibilities after treatment for childhood malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Adamski
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelsey
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*