title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting as an abdominal wall mass in an adult patient.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the abdominal wall is a rare soft-tissue tumor presentation in adults. A 50-year-old woman was referred with abdominal pain and a palpable mass in the left lower quadrant. Computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance investigation revealed an 8-cm heterogeneous abdominal wall mass. Tumor markers were within normal limits. Fine-needle aspiration cytology and tru-cut biopsies yielded necrotic material. A preoperative diagnosis of a resectable rhabdomyosarcoma was suggested. On exploration a tumor measuring 8 x 8 x 6 cm was resected along with the involved structures. Histopathologic examination of specimen revealed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the abdominal wall. The patient has been followed up for the last 12 months without clinical or radiographic evidence of recurrence. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor arising from the anterior abdominal wall in adults is an unusual manifestation of soft-tissue tumors, which can be managed by a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and pathologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yagci
authors.forename: Atakan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Eyup
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yeldan
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Usta
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cicin
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Temizoz
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed