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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Associated With the Placenta: Short Tandem Repeat Genotyping Confirms Uterine Site of Origin.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jun 2018
Ladwig Nicholas R, Schoolmeester J Kenneth, Weil Laura, Chapman Jocelyn S, Zaloudek Charles, Umetsu Sarah E
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a neoplasm of intermediate malignant potential that only rarely involves the gynecologic tract. Several cases of IMT arising in various locations including the lung, bladder, trachea, and breast in association with pregnancy have been reported in the literature, and 3 cases involving the placenta have been previously described. We report 2 cases of IMT identified in...
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