Naga Jyothi M.¹ , Sushma Reddy S.² , Naga Laxmi V.² , B. Kumar³ , Anand Babu B.⁴ , Abhishek Singh Nayyar⁵

1. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. H.S.R.S. Mandal’s Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India
2. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Andhra Pradesh, India
3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharathi Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India
4. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India
5. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Maharashtra, India
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International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 28   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0028
Received: 04 Aug., 2016    Accepted: 18 Nov., 2016    Published: 25 Nov., 2016

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Naga Jyothi M., Sushma Reddy S., Naga Laxmi V., Kumar B., Anand Babu B., and Nayyar A.S., 2016, Pyogenic Granuloma of Gingiva Masquerading Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: Case Report of a Misleading Case, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 6(28): 1-5 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0028)

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a specific entity composed of myofibroblastic cells with a variable admixture of inflammatory cells, including mature lymphocytes, histiocytes, plasma cells and eosinophils, with infiltrates of collagen fibrils. It occurs predominantly in the soft tissues and also, sometimes, in the head and neck region. Various synonyms used for it include inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic tumor, inflammatory pseudotumor, xanthomatous pseudotumor, plasma cell granuloma, myxoid hamartoma, lymphoid hamartoma, fibrous xanthoma, benign myofibroblastoma, pseudosarcoma and most recently, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). The recent nomenclature describes it as being a reactive lesion. Herewith, we are reporting a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) with no bone involvement with a brief review on its clinical and biological behavior.

Inflammatory myofibrohistiocytic tumor; Inflammatory pseudotumor; xanthomatous pseudotumor; Plasma cell granuloma; Myxoid hamartoma; lymphoid hamartoma; Fibrous xanthoma; Benign myofibroblastoma; Pseudosarcoma; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT)