title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung: a reactive lesion or a true neoplasm?
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) of the lung represents an extremely rare type of inflammatory pseudo tumor that appears most commonly in children and young individuals. There has been an ongoing controversy whether an IMT is a reactive lesion or a true neoplasm making the further management extremely challenging. Purpose of the paper is through a literature review to highlight the existence of this rare tumour along with its key features and the management options available.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrini
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Lasha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gvinianidze
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Wen Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK ; 2 Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
keywords: Lung neoplasms; inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs)