A Case of Cutaneous Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 91-95, 2010.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Pseudo-inflammatory tumors are also known as plasma cell granuloma, inflammatory pseudo-tumor and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, and these tumors are a group of highly variable proliferations of myofibroblastic cells that are associated with a prominent inflammatory infiltrate. This tumor is known to most commonly occur in the lungs, bladder and gastrointestinal system with only a few cases having been reported in the skin. A previously healthy 26-year-old man presented with a 6-year history of an intermittently pruritic lesion on his back. On the histologic examination, there were spindle cells in fascicles and a mixed inflammatory cellular infiltrate of plasma cells and lymphocytes. A diagnosis of inflammatory fibroblastic tumor was made and the nodule was surgically removed. We report here on an additional case of this rare cutaneous entity, and it is probably the first such report from Korea.
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Main subject:
Plasma Cells
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Skin
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Urinary Bladder
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Lymphocytes
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Myofibroblasts
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Fibroblasts
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Granuloma, Plasma Cell
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Korea
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Lung
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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