title: Solitary infantile gastrointestinal myofibroma: case report.
abstract: We report a case of a 7-year-old child who required emergency surgery for acute abdomen and suspected acute appendicitis. During surgery a tumor located in the small bowel that caused intestinal occlusion was found. Histopathologic analysis showed a solitary gastrointestinal myofibroma. This is a very rare tumor, especially as a single lesion, because in world literature, there are less than 10 cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital General Dr Manuel Gea Gonzalez, México City, Mexico. rmenendez@prodigy.net.mx
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menéndez-Arzac
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valdez-Méndez
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Landa
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cano
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D047708:Myofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*