title: Myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing intussusception in an infant.
abstract: Intussusception is a relatively common pediatric gastrointestinal emergency, although the etiology in most cases remains unknown. In a small number of cases the lead point is a tumor or tumor-like lesion of the small bowel. We report an unusual case of a myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing an intussusception in a 4-month-old boy. This is the second such report in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokiwa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwai
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male