INFLAMMATORY MYOFIBROBLASTIC TUMOR OF THE TONSIL

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours are aetiologically enigmatic, nos ologically confusing and biologically unpredictable lesions. The lungs are the organs of apparent predilection. These tumours have also been documented in a number of extrapulmonary sites including the head and neck. So far only two cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the tonsil have been reported in the English literature. We document another case, occurring in a 41-year-old man with history of cadaveric renal transplant nine pears ago. A comprehensive review of the litera ture is also presented.