Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the musculoskeletal system

Last revised by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad on 1 Jan 2024

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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