Case report of the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the liver in infant

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The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare type of liver tumors in young children. This article presents a clinical case of the development of IMT of the liver in 11-month-old child with the detected chimeric TPM3ex6 / ALKex20 transcript. State-of-the-art data on the clinical presentation of IMT, histological and molecular genetic characteristics of the tumor, differential diagnosis of hepatic masses depending on the level of alpha-fetoprotein, the principles of treatment of IMT, based on a review of the scientific literature, including data on the effectiveness of ALK inhibitors are described.

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A. M. Suleymanova

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

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Email: aminasuleymanova313@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5489-1879

Amina M. Suleymanova, MD, рediatric oncologist, Department of сlinical оncology

117997, Moscow, Samory Mashela st., 1

Russian Federation

A. V. Filin

B.V. Petrovsky Russian Scientific Center of Surgery

Russian Federation

D. Yu. Kachanov

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3704-8783
Russian Federation

T. V. Shamanskaya

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3767-4477
Russian Federation

A. V. Metelin

B.V. Petrovsky Russian Scientific Center of Surgery

Russian Federation

E. V. Feoktistova

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

Russian Federation

V. Yu. Roschin

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

Russian Federation

A. P. Shcherbakov

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

Russian Federation

G. V. Tereschenko

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7317-7104
Russian Federation

L. V. Zemcova

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

Russian Federation

E. V. Preobrazhenskaya

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology

Russian Federation

E. N. Suspitsin

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology;
St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9764-2090
Russian Federation

S. R. Varfolomeeva

Dmitriy Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Immunology

Russian Federation

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Copyright (c) 2018 Suleymanova A.M., Filin A.V., Kachanov D.Y., Shamanskaya T.V., Metelin A.V., Feoktistova E.V., Roschin V.Y., Shcherbakov A.P., Tereschenko G.V., Zemcova L.V., Preobrazhenskaya E.V., Suspitsin E.N., Varfolomeeva S.R.

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