A case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor originated from the greater omentum in young adult / 대한외과학회지
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
;
: 380-384, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-207557
ABSTRACT
Inflammatory myofibroblastic (IMF) tumor is a rare solid tumor that often affects children. IMF tumors occur primarily in the lung, but the tumor may affect any organ system with protean manifestations. A 22-year-old woman was evaluated for palpable low abdominal mass that had been increasing in size since two months prior. Abdominal computed tomography showed a lobulated, heterogeneous contrast enhancing soft tissue mass, 6.5 x 5.7 cm in size in the ileal mesentery. At surgery, the mass originated from the greater omentum laying in the pelvic cavity and was completely excised without tumor spillage. Histologically, the mass was a spindle cell lesion with severe atypism and some mitosis. Immunohistochemistry for anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 revealed that the lesion was an IMF tumor. Because of its local invasiveness and its tendency to recur, this tumor can be confused with a soft tissue sarcoma. Increasing physician awareness of this entity should facilitate recognition of its clinical characteristics and laboratory findings.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Omentum
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Sarcoma
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Immunohistochemistry
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Myofibroblasts
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Lung
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Lymphoma
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Mesentery
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Mitosis
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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