title: Invasive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the spleen treated with partial splenectomy in a child.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign tumor that can be found in intra-abdominal organs such as the liver, intestine, extrahepatic bile ducts, and mesentery. The spleen is an extremely unusual location for an IMT. The authors report the case of a 14-year-old boy with invasive splenic IMT, present a review on the current literature about childhood splenic IMT, and emphasize the necessity of total excision of the tumor together with tumor-invaded surrounding tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Altnay
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Krl
authors.forename: Diclehan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haliloğlu
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery