Paediatric Intra-abdominal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is a rare solid tumour mimicking malignancy with locally aggressive growth and recurrence even after complete resection. We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with an intra-abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour. This clinical and pathological entity should be differentiated from other malignant sarcomatous lesions when encountered intraoperatively. It is almost impossible to differentiate inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour from other malignancies preoperatively; the diagnosis is often confirmed by careful microscopic examination or immunohistochemical markers after surgical resection. Total excision of the tumour with life-time follow-up is needed because of the risk of recurrence.
Huang
Chi-Cheng
CC
Department of General Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, 280 Section 4 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lien
Heng-Hui
HH
Chen
Der-Fang
DF
Tsai
Ming-Song
MS
D000005:Abdomen; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography