title: Spontaneous regression of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the orbit: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare entity characterized by the presence of myofibroblasts and inflammatory cells within a fibrous stroma. It typically occurs in the pediatric population. The most common site of occurrence is the lung though it has been reported throughout the body. Although rare, it has been reported in the orbit. The clinical course is ill defined in the literature; here we report a case of pediatric IMT with delayed spontaneous regression.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University Medical Center , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University Medical Center , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Jung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: b Department of Ophthalmology , University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA.
authors.forename: Carisa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petris
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , Columbia University Medical Center , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazim
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: C541116:ACTA2 protein, human; D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens
keywords: Orbital inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; pseudotumor of orbit; spontaneous regression of IMT