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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the spleen: Report of a case in an adolescent

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon quasineoplastic process occurring in young patients. Splenic involvement is uncommon and occurs predominantly in older, adult patients. We present the youngest patient reported to date with splenic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and discuss the clinical, pathological and imaging features of this lesion.

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    T. E. Herman & G. D. Shackelford

  2. Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    J. L. Ternberg

  3. Lauren V. Ackermann Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    L. P. Dehner

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Herman, T.E., Shackelford, G.D., Ternberg, J.L. et al. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the spleen: Report of a case in an adolescent. Pediatr Radiol 24, 280–282 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015457

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