First report of an adult female patient with endobronchial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in Taiwan: A case report

Abstract

Abstract An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the respiratory system is an uncommon disease. In Taiwan, there is a lack of previous studies on tracheobronchial IMT. The tumor is characterized by overexpression of anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK)‐1. Surgical resection is the standard treatment of choice nowadays.

Keywords

• endobronchial tumor
• inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
• lung collapse