title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMT) are benign lesions that mimic malignant neoplastic processes due to their infiltrating and destructive nature. They can be found anywhere in the body, although they are most commonly located in the lung. IMTs of the head and neck region are rare entities.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a maxillary IMT with an enlarged intraoral component which was adequately treated with surgical excision without long-lasting additional corticosteroid treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours can be easily misdiagnosed as malignant neoplastic processes due to their destructive nature. Proper diagnosis is essential to avoid mutilating and disfiguring surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Neohoriou 16, Neapoli, 56727, Thessaloniki, Greece, lazaridoudm@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazaridou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimitrakopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tilaveridis
authors.forename: Fotis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iordanidis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kontos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed