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Niknejad M, Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the musculoskeletal system. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 14 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-181188
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the musculoskeletal system are extremely rare benign neoplasms, and just a few cases have been described that arise from the muscles 1.
Please refer to the article on inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors for a broad discussion.
Clinical Presentation
Patients with muscular IMTs usually manifest with compression effect on neighboring organs and may cause pain, hematuria or urinary tract obstruction.
Radiographic features
Radiological features of muscular IMTs are not specific and suggest malignant neoplasms such as rhabdomyosarcomas, whereas they are not.
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1. Masciocchi C, Lanni G, Conti L et al. Soft-Tissue Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors (IMTs) of the Limbs: Potential and Limits of Diagnostic Imaging. Skeletal Radiol. 2012;41(6):643-9. doi:10.1007/s00256-011-1263-7 - Pubmed
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2. Cantera J, Alfaro M, Rafart D et al. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumours: A Pictorial Review. Insights Imaging. 2015;6(1):85-96. doi:10.1007/s13244-014-0370-0 - Pubmed
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3. Davies C, Davies A, Kindblom L, James S. Soft Tissue Tumors with Muscle Differentiation. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2010;14(2):245-56. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1253165 - Pubmed
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