Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of the Neck

B Lo, CY Fong, HL Chow, WP Chu, WS Mak, KF Ma

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:213-7

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is a rare benign neoplasm that has clinical presentations which may mimic malignancy. Most occur in childhood or early adulthood involving the lungs or orbits, but may occur at any age and in any organ system. Preoperative recognition of this quasineoplastic lesion is important, so as to avoid unnecessary radical resection. We report on an infant with an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour in the soft tissue of the posterior neck, which is a rare site of presentation.

中文摘要

頸部的炎性肌纖維母細胞性腫瘤

羅彪、方俊仁、仇鴻烈、朱惠邦、麥詠詩、馬嘉輝

炎性肌纖維母細胞性腫瘤是一種罕見的良性腫瘤，其臨床表現與惡性腫瘤很相似。這病主要發生在兒童和年輕人的肺部和眼部，但也可以發生在任何年齡的病人及所有系統上。為避免進行不必要的根治性切除，術前認識類似的腫瘤病灶相當重要。本文報告一名嬰兒的後頸部軟組織炎性肌纖維母細胞性腫瘤，發生的部位很罕見。