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Meningioma-like inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung with TPM3::ALK fusion

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor characterized by spindle cells with myofibroblastic differentiation, accompanying chronic inflammatory cells, and the hallmark genetic signature of mainly ALK or ROS1 rearrangements. Here, we report a lung IMT in a 45-year-old female demonstrating a unique meningothelial-like pattern, equivocal ALK expression (negative for clone 5A4 and positive for clone ALK1), negative ALK rearrangement by FISH, and the presence of the TPM3::ALK fusion. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of lung IMT displaying meningothelial-like whorls, with a particular focus on differential diagnosis.

Source: Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin

DOI: 10.1007/s00428-026-04451-z