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Retroperitoneal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, a case report
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K Ziari *   , E Soleymani , N Vasei , HR Mohammadi |
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Abstract: (12209 Views) |
| Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor with
unknown etiology which usually occurs in children and adolescents.
It is composed of myofibroblastic spindle cells intermixed with
inflammatory cells. Our case was a 26-years-old man presented
with pain, weight loss, anemia and abdominal mass. CT scan
showed hypodensity and heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass with
gastric, splenic and left Kidney compression. IMT was diagnosed
with postoperative microscopic evaluation based on the face that
IMT is now generally considered to be a potential neoplasm,
clinicians must consider it and IMT should be added to the list of
differential diagnoses of anemia and abdominal mass. In addition,
despite benigne histological features, because the risk of invasive
behavior of the tumor, a long term clinical and radiological follow up
is necessary for involved patients. |
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| Keywords: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, Retroperitoneal |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2012/03/6 | Revised: 2014/08/25 | Accepted: 2014/06/3 | Published: 2014/06/3
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