Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the tetromolar trigon Mehmet Yilmaz, Erkan Kilic, Yusuf Haciyev, Ozcan Ozturk, Murat Toprak International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 272-274 (December 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.pedex.2011.01.001 Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Intraoral view showing an obviously firm, exophytic pink mass covered with smooth mucosa, measuring 30mm×20mm, localized in the retromolar trigon mucosa (margins were determined with white arrows). International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra 2011 6, 272-274DOI: (10.1016/j.pedex.2011.01.001) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 The margin of mass lesion was noted coronal and axial plan on the computed tomography (CT) scan (margins were determined with white arrows in coronal section and black arrows in axial section). International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra 2011 6, 272-274DOI: (10.1016/j.pedex.2011.01.001) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Microscopically, the fascicular area is composed of eosinophilic spindle cells with numerous inflammatory cells including lymphocytes, plasma cells, and few granulocytes [hematoxylin–eosin (HE), original magnification, 400×]. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra 2011 6, 272-274DOI: (10.1016/j.pedex.2011.01.001) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells show diffuse and intense immunoreactivity for SMA (original magnification, 400×). International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra 2011 6, 272-274DOI: (10.1016/j.pedex.2011.01.001) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions