Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Rare Tumor in the Tongue

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is composed of myofibroblast and inflammatory cell infiltration of the tissue. Malign transformation and recurrence rate of this tumor is rare and accepted as benign fibroinflammatory disease. The main etiology is unclear, but infection, trauma, and immunologic eve...

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Main Authors: Nur Yucel Ekici, Tuba Bayindir, Ahmet Kizilay, Nasuhi Engin Aydin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/787824