TY - JOUR
T1 - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the cecum presenting as acute abdomen, a rare pathology with a rarer presentation
AU - Molina, Gabriel A.
AU - Ludeña, Carolina
AU - Carrera, Paul Alexander
AU - Heredia, Andrea E.
AU - Jimenez, Galo E.
AU - Parrales, Diana E.
AU - Portilla, Carolina Alexandra
AU - Martinez, Sebastian Nicolay
AU - Ochoa-Andrade, Miguel Jacob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2024/5/1
Y1 - 2024/5/1
N2 - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an extremely rare neoplastic lesion with a predilection for aggressive local and recurrent behavior. The tumor tends to occur in the lungs of children and young adults, and although it can develop in older patients and other organs, this is extremely rare. Symptoms are nonspecific and depend on the location and size of the tumor. The gastrointestinal tract is rarely this mass's primary site of origin, and the cecum is an even rarer location. We present the case of an otherwise healthy 55-year-old female who presented with an acute abdomen and a mass in her abdomen; after successful surgery, she fully recovered. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor causing acute abdomen was the final diagnosis.
AB - Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an extremely rare neoplastic lesion with a predilection for aggressive local and recurrent behavior. The tumor tends to occur in the lungs of children and young adults, and although it can develop in older patients and other organs, this is extremely rare. Symptoms are nonspecific and depend on the location and size of the tumor. The gastrointestinal tract is rarely this mass's primary site of origin, and the cecum is an even rarer location. We present the case of an otherwise healthy 55-year-old female who presented with an acute abdomen and a mass in her abdomen; after successful surgery, she fully recovered. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor causing acute abdomen was the final diagnosis.
KW - acute abdomen
KW - colon
KW - inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
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U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjae330
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjae330
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85194934164
SN - 2042-8812
VL - 2024
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
IS - 5
M1 - rjae330
ER -