https://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/medrec/issue/feed Medical Word 2025-09-18T07:49:57+02:00 Ana Antić drana.antic@gmail.com SCIndeks Assistant <p>The journal Medicinska reč publishes papers from the field of biomedical sciences that have not been published before or submitted for publication in other journals.</p> <p>Publication frequency &ndash; one volume, four issues per year</p> https://aseestant.ceon.rs/index.php/medrec/article/view/61562 Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Knee in a 7-year-old Child: A Case Report 2025-09-18T07:49:57+02:00 Aleksandar Janković aleksandar-jankovic@outlook.com Zoran Marjanović drzmarjanovic@gmail.com Nikola Bojović niboj.nb@gmail.com Nikola Vacić vacic1410@gmail.com Dejana Božić dejana.bozic@imd.org.rs <p>Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm with intermediate malignant potential, typically occurring in children and young adults. We report a case of seven-year-old boy with a well-defined, extra-articular medial knee mass. MRI demonstrated a solid lesion with strong homogeneous enhancement without joint or bone invasion. Complete surgical excision was performed. Histopathology revealed myofibroblastic spindle-cell proliferation in a myxoid stroma with mixed inflammatory infiltrate. Immunohistochemistry showed SMA positivity and ALK negativity; molecular testing identified ROS1 rearrangement and COL1A1&ndash;PDGFR&alpha; fusion. The postoperative course was uneventful with no recurrence on follow-up. This case underscores the value of comprehensive molecular profiling in atypical IMT locations and the potential for targeted therapy in unresectable or recurrent disease.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 2025-09-18T07:39:31+02:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Medical Word