Title |
Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the stomach in an adult woman: a case report and review of the literature
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Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7819-11-35 |
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Authors |
Milos Bjelovic, Marjan Micev, Bratislav Spica, Tamara Babic, Dragan Gunjic, Aleksandra Djuric, Predrag Pesko |
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. |
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