Case report of an unexpected inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a benign entity that may present as a locally aggressive malignancy, predominantly in the lung. 500 cases have been reported in the literature, and an estimated prevalence ranges from 0.04% to 0.7%.

Case presentation

An eighteen-year old male presented to the surgical clinic with abdominal pain. The pain was recurring despite trials of analgesics and remained undiagnosed. Radiological imaging demonstrated a lesion in the spleen. An infectious cause was presumed due to their endemicity in South Asia, however pathology showed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

Discussion

Pre-operative imaging is yet to develop a set criterion that may identify this lesion, though clinicians may be clued in by the benign appearance d

SUBMITTER: Raza VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature