Solitary intestinal fibromatosis associated with congenital ileal atresia.
We report for the first time an association between congenital solitary intestinal fibromatosis and intestinal atresia. The spindle cell proliferation showed a high apoptotic index contrasting with a low proliferation rate, suggesting that the tumor may have undergone focal and spontaneous regression, leading to intestinal atresia.
Coulon
Alix
A
Department of Pathology, CHU-Universite de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
McHeik
Jiad
J
Milin
Serge
S
Levard
Guillaume
G
Levillain
Pierre
P
Fromont
Gaëlle
G
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome