Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the pancreas in children: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are an uncommon neoplasm, which are very rarely located in the pancreas. Clinically and radiologically, this rare pancreatic tumor presents as an abdominal mass lesion that mimics other pancreatic tumors, and should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic tumors.

Clinical findings and diagnosis

The 15-year-old boy complained of abdominal pain over the left upper quadrant with intermittent fever for 7 days. Abdominal sonography revealed one cystic lesion with a hyperechoic component in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Surgical excision was performed and postoperative findings indicated a pancreatic tail tumor. The pathology indicated inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors. To our knowledge, this

SUBMITTER: Liu HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5266186 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature