Rare Tumors (Jun 2022)

Very low-dose radiation therapy for management of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung

  • Nimeh Najjar,
  • Hamel Patel,
  • Scott Steinberg,
  • Brett Baskovich,
  • Stephanie Rothweiler,
  • Bradford Hoppe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/20363613221106270
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon chest pathology. Treatment primarily focuses on surgical resection for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, there are instances in which alternative therapies with steroids, chemotherapy, or radiation are necessary. We discuss a case of recurrent IMT for which very low dose radiation proved an effective treatment.