Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of small bowel wall in childhood: Report of a case and a review of the literature.
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.
Demirkan
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Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. nesefahir@hotmail.com
Akalin
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Yilmaz
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Ozgenc
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Ozcan
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Alkanat
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Aydogdu
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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*