Airway obstruction due to a retro-tracheal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour in a 19-month-old boy

Das-Purkayastha, Prodip K.; Hartley, Benjamin E. J.; Sebire, Neil J.

doi:10.1016/j.pedex.2008.05.003

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“…The tumor may appear in soft tissue or viscera, with a particular preference in the lung [1,2,4,8,9] but also in the abdomen, retroperitoneal space and the pelvis. In the area of head and neck it appears rarely and extremely rarely in the larynx.…”

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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Larynx: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review

Nikolaou¹,

Sakkas²,

Konstantinos³

et al. 2017

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Introdaction: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor [IMT] is a benign pseudoneoplastic proliferation which arises mainly in the lung , but extremely rarely may develop in the larynx. We report a rare case of a laryngeal IMT, mimicking a neoplastic lesion. Material and Method:A 56 years old male patient presented with a history and symptomatology typical for laryngeal carcinoma. The patient reported gradual hoarseness of the voice for 6 months and dyspnoea and stridor after effort. The patient is heavy smoker and a heavy drinker and reported nothing else significant from his medical report. Examination revealed a large mass arising from the right vocal cord, causing significant obstraction of the glottis. Results:The patient underwent microlaryngoscopy for biopsy, but complete excision of the tumor in a single specimen was performed. The intubation, operation and postop period went uneventful. The patient was discharged from the hospital the following day. Histopathologic features of the specimen were diagnostic for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Follow up laryngoscopy after 8 months showed normal findings and the patient is asymptomatic. The patient remains in close follow up. Conclusion:In patients with chronic hoarseness who have a malignant looking laryngeal tumor inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor should be considered. Conservative surgery, with occasionally additional steroid treatment and close follow up of the patient, is recommended.

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