title: Pelvic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour mimicking scrotal mass: an extremely rare case.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare benign mesenchymal tumour. However, IMT may arise from a wide variety of tissues and is very rare in the elderly. IMT may mimic the mass in which it originates. Although IMT has been defined as uncertain behaviour, it is treated surgically. We present a-65-year old man whose mass was diagnosed as IMT extending from scrotum to pelvis. The mass was independent of any surrounding anatomic structures. According to our best knowledge this is the first case in the literature that pelvic IMT was diagnosed in an elderly man and successfully treated surgically with a long term follow-up period. Aetiology of IMT is still unknown, and more studies are needed for exact continuum of IMT.
authors.affiliation: M.D., Department of Urology, Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aykan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Harran University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yigit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: M.D., Department of Radiology, Harput State Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Basara
authors.affiliation: Associated Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.affiliation: M.D., Department of Urology, Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuken
authors.affiliation: M.D., Department of Pathology, Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.affiliation: Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Erzincan University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nuhoglu
authors.affiliation: M.D., Department of Urology, Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Semercioz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adults; inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour; surgery