Abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in children: Report of an appendiceal case and review of the literature

Bonnet, Jean-Paul; Basset, Thierry; Dijoux, Dominique

doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90262-6

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“…Among extrapulmonary IMTs, 43% were found arising from the mesentery and omentum [2,9] . Mesentery of small bowel, especially at distal ileum, transverse colon, and great omentum were the most common affected sites [1] . In the presented case, tumor Figure 1 Abdominal CT scan showed a 11 cm heterogeneous mass at the mesentery without bowel involvement.…”

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“…IMTs were seldom diagnosed before operation [1] . Clinical presentation of intra-abdominal IMT depended on its location and growth pattern.…”

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“…Our case presented clinically with an abdominal mass and cramping pain. The imaging finding of the tumor was not specific and it was often diagnosed, preoperatively, as other intra-abdominal tumors, such as sarcoma, lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, GIST, desmoid tumor, or carcinoid tumor [1,3] . Because most of the IMTs had extensive central necrosis [5] , it is important to include IMT in the differential diagnosis of any mesenteric mass that contained large, irregular areas of necrosis.…”

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“…Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are rare soft tissue tumors [1,2] . Apart from lung, the most frequently involved sites are mesentery and omentum [2] .…”

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“…Apart from lung, the most frequently involved sites are mesentery and omentum [2] . In addition, nearly all of these extra-pulmonary IMTs occurred in children and young adults [1][2][3][4][5] . Here, we report a case of mesenteric IMT in an elder patient with early recurrence and it acted as a malignant tumor.…”

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Mesenteric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in an elder patient with early recurrence: A case report

Chen

Liu²,

Mok³

et al. 2007

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the alimentary tract often occurs in children or young adults, but may occur at any age. Symptoms are nonspecific and depend on the location of the tumor. The most often involved sites are small bowel mesentery especially the distal ileum, mesotransverse colon, or great omentum. Recurrence appears to be more frequent in the extrapulmonary lesion. Herein we demonstrate a 63-year-old male patient with mesenteric IMT, with an early recurrence after his first operation. We should be aware that if the tumor is larger than 8 cm, multinodular, omental, with ill-defined margin, with pathologically atypia, or ganglion-like cells, a close surveillence after primary surgery with image study might be necessary to detect the tumor recurrence early. Tumor recurrence may be asymptomatic, and it may act like a malignant tumor with a poor prognosis.

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confidence: 99%

“…IMTs were seldom diagnosed before operation [1] . Clinical presentation of intra-abdominal IMT depended on its location and growth pattern.…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Figurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are rare soft tissue tumors [1,2] . Apart from lung, the most frequently involved sites are mesentery and omentum [2] .…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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