Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with thrombocytosis and a unique chromosomal translocation With ALK rearrangement

We describe a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with an unusual constellation of clinical, pathologic, and genetic findings. A 7-year-old girl had an 11-cm abdominopelvic mass accompanied by thrombocytosis, anemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and elevated C-reactive protein. The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor displayed unusual histologic features of zonal coagulative necrosis, high cellularity with a herringbone pattern, and tumor-associated osteoclast-like giant cells. The complex tumor karyotype included a translocation t(1;2)(q21; p23). Following resection, the laboratory abnormalities resolved. The patient is well and free of recurrence at 3 years following resection. This case raises interesting questions about clinical, pathologic, prognostic, and molecular genetic interrelationships in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.