title: Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors: Current Update.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate biological potential with a predilection for the lung and abdominopelvic region. IMT represents the neoplastic subset of the family of inflammatory pseudotumors, an umbrella term for spindle cell proliferations of uncertain histogenesis with a variable inflammatory component. IMTs show characteristic fasciitis-like, compact spindle cell and hypocellular fibrous histologic patterns and distinctive molecular features. Imaging findings reflect pathologic features and vary from an ill-defined, infiltrating lesion to a wellcircumscribed, soft tissue mass owing to variable inflammatory, stromal, and myofibroblastic components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.130, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: Venkateswar.R.Surabhi@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Venkateswar R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Surabhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.130, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.130, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Rajan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-7117, USA.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lalwani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1473, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Srinivasa R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D047708:Myofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Imaging findings; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Local recurrence; Mesenchymal neoplasms