Steroid Responsive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor With Central Nervous System Involvement: The Case Report
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Tuba CERRAHOGLU SIRIN, Neşe ÇELEBİSOY, Figen GÖKÇAY
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 30, pp 219-224
Summary
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign neoplasm that consists of myofibroblastic spindle cells and inflammatory cells. It rarely emerges and affects central nervous system (CNS). CNS IMT has a high frequency of recurrence and malign transformation. There is no standard treatment protocol and response to steroid is often uncertain. In the article, a CNS IMT case where relapse is observed after resection with a response to steroids is represented.