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Review
. 2014 Jan;29(1):123-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00380-013-0344-z. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart

Takayoshi Kato  1 , Shinji Tomita, Mototsugu Tamaki, Chikao Yutani, Yasuhide Okawa
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Review

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart

Takayoshi Kato et al. Heart Vessels. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMFT) is recognized as benign tissue proliferative response comprising a variety of inflammatory and mesenchymal cells, and presents commonly at a young age. Although it occurs most frequently in the lung, it has also been observed in other organs and tissues such as the liver, spleen, bladder, and lymph nodes. However, IMFT of the heart is rare, and previously only 38 cases have been reported in the English literature. We herein report the case of a 65-year-old woman with asymptomatic IMFT in the right ventricular outflow tract. Previously reported cases are reviewed.

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