title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of small bowel wall in childhood: Report of a case and a review of the literature.
abstract: Benign intestinal tumors are rare in children, however we describe an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the jejunum in a 2-year-old girl who presented with an intestinal obstruction. During laparotomy, an annular mass around the jejunum was resected, from which a histological diagnosis of IMT was made. A review of the literature for this rare entity emphasizes the importance of histological confirmation of its benign nature. Because of the risk of local recurrence, IMT cases should have a long-term follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. nesefahir@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Demirkan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozgenc
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Alkanat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydogdu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology*