Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: A Rare Tumor in the Tongue

Figure 3

(a) Granulation tissue-like view with mucosal ulceration (H.E. ×100). ((b),(c)) Spindle-shaped structure pleomorphic cellular elements in granulation tissue (H.E. ×200). (d) Positivity of vimentin that shows mesenchymal phenotype of cells (immunohistochemistry, ×200). (e) HPV antigen positivity on the adjacent mucosa squamous epithelium (immunohistochemistry, ×200).

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