Solitary infantile gastrointestinal myofibroma: case report.
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.
Menéndez-Arzac
Rodrigo
R
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital General Dr Manuel Gea Gonzalez, México City, Mexico. rmenendez@prodigy.net.mx
Valdez-Méndez
David
D
Landa
Rodolfo
R
Guzmán
Sonia
S
Cárdenas
Eduardo
E
Cano
Ana Maria
AM
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*