Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Temporal Bone: A Histologically Nonmalignant Lesion with Fatal Outcome

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1086060
• Publication Date: 2008-09-17T00:34:16Z
• Authors: Francisco Santaol...; Cosme Ereño; Aitor Zabala; Alejandro Carrasco; A. Martínez-Ibargüen; Jose Sánchez-Fern...
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMFT) of the temporal bone is an unusual but distinct clinicopathologic entity.We report case a 75-year-old patient with IMFT located in bone. Symptoms included VI, X, XI, and XII cranial nerves palsies. Computed tomography magnetic resonance images are described. The lesion was locally aggressive outcome fatal. identified by analysis postmortem specimen histopathologic immunohistochemical confirmation.IMFT can be destructive lesions. Involvement skull base cervical spine indistinguishable from infection or malignant fatal as our report. difficulties establishing diagnosis, radiological imaging characteristics, treatment discussed.