title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of trachea.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon entity usually encountered among children and involving the lungs. Involvement of trachea, however, is extremely rare with only a few published case reports. The condition may present with deceptive clinical features. We report a case of tracheal IMT in a 23-year-old female who presented with clinical symptoms mimicking asthma. On further evaluation, she was detected to have a tracheal mass that was diagnosed as IMT on histopathology and was successfully treated surgically. This case report highlights the rarity and diagnostic challenge associated with the condition.
authors: Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. s_isha19@rediffmail.com
authors: Sunila
authors: S
authors: Jain
authors: Prem
authors: P
authors: Chopra
authors: Alok
authors: A
authors: Agarwal
authors: Shweta
authors: S
authors: Gogia
authors: Arup
authors: A
authors: Basu
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult