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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the tonsil
K Gangopadhyay1, Z Z Mahasin, H Kfoury
1Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours are aetiologically enigmatic, nosologically confusing and biologically unpredictable lesions. The lungs are the organs of apparent predilection. These tumours have also been documented in a number of extrapulmonary sites including the head and neck. So far only two cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the tonsil have been reported in the English literature. We document another case, occurring in a 41-year-old man with history of cadaveric renal transplant nine years ago. A comprehensive review of the literature is also presented.
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