Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the small intestine: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Two cases of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the ileum presenting clinically as intestinal obstruction due to intussusception are described. The presence of smooth muscle cells within the lesions raises the possibility that some cases of inflammatory fibroid polyp are leiomyomas that have undergone degenerative and secondary inflammatory changes.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male