Mahvish Hussain, Ghazala Hanif, Adeel Hamid, Anum Shahid, Samina Zaman, Zunaira Basit, Sajida Parveen, Zonaira Rathore, Saadia Khan, Ayesha Haider.
Frequency of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumours at Children Hospital, Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(2):450-3.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of IMT in children and to correlate the histological diagnosis with the clinical features and provisional diagnosis. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective analysis of all cases of IMT received in the duration of approximately two years from Apr 2010 till date at the Histopathology Department of Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Lahore. Data regarding age, size and tumor histology were collected from medical records. Routine H/E staining was performed. Results: A total of fifteen cases of IMT were seen in this duration. The age range was between 3 to 13 years with slight preponderance in males and predominant involvement of GIT. Conclusion: IMT is a rare benign tumor seen in children. Contrary to previous studies intra-abdominal IMT is common in pediatric age group.

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