Open AccessInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the liver: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Alexandra Filips,
Martin Maurer,
M. Montani,
Guido Beldi,
Anja Lachenmayer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v12.i4.170
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , positron emission tomography , radiology , hepatoblastoma , metastasis , immunohistochemistry , liver tumor , pathology , hepatocellular carcinoma , cancer
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the liver (IMTL) are extremely rare neoplasms and very little is known about their clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and biological behavior. Due to their absolute rarity, it is almost impossible to obtain a definite diagnosis without histological examination. Because of their intermediate biological behavior with the risk for local recurrence and metastases, surgical resection is recommend whenever IMTL is suspect.