title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the small intestine: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign tumor. Usually seen in children and adolescents, this inflammatory tumor can affect all the organs.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case, a five-year-old child experienced the sudden onset of symptoms and the enlargement of abdominal mass 20 days before referral. The patient did not have any symptoms of nausea, vomit, and abdominal pain. In the laparotomy, a large and sticky solid mass, attached to the ileum with the mesenteric origin, sized 10×8cm was observed and completely resected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This tumor rarely emerges in the small intestine, and there are a few patients with intestinal manifestation. In this case report, the tumor had an origin of the small intestine mesenteric and it had invaded to the ileum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite using some radiographic methods such as medical ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) scan to diagnose the disease, the definitive diagnosis is merely possible thorough complete surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: ab.amooee@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Abdolhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amouei
authors.affiliation: Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: ehsanibahar59@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ehsani
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: mh.vaghefi1991@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marzie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaghefi
authors.affiliation: Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: s.m.tabatabai@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Seyed Mostafa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tabatabai
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: pouria_yazdian_a@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Pouria
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yazdian Anari
keywords: Case report; Computerized tomography; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Small intestine