title: Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the stomach in an adult woman: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor has been defined as a histologically distinctive lesion with uncertain behaviour. The term inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor more commonly referred to as "pseudostumor ", denotes a pseudosarcomatous inflammatory lesion that contains spindle cells, myofibroblasts, plasma cells, lymphocytes and histiocytes. It exhibits a variable biological behavior that ranges from frequently benign lesions to more aggressive variants. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mostly occurs in the soft tissue of children and young adults, and the lungs are the most commonly affected site, but it has been recognized that any anatomic localization can be involved. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in adults are very rare, especially in the stomach. We present a case of a 43-year old woman with primary inflammatory myofibiroblastic tumor in the stomach and a review of the literature.
authors: University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. m.bjelovic@med.bg.ac.rs
authors: Milos
authors: M
authors: Bjelovic
authors: Marjan
authors: M
authors: Micev
authors: Bratislav
authors: B
authors: Spica
authors: Tamara
authors: T
authors: Babic
authors: Dragan
authors: D
authors: Gunjic
authors: Aleksandra
authors: A
authors: Djuric
authors: Predrag
authors: P
authors: Pesko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D058628:Myofibroblasts / Q000473:pathology*; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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