An unusual case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis
Joint Authors
Bashir, Muhammad Radwan
al-Rikabi, Ammar Sharkas
al-Suhaybani, Muhammad Umar
Source
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 3 (31 May. 2018), pp.163-165, 3 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-05-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is reported virtually in every anatomic location of the body, but most cases are commonly identified in the mesentery and omentum.
The etiology of this tumor is unclear with many suggestions of viral, inflammatory, or oncogenic mutational factors that establish it as a clonal neoplasm.
Clinical and laboratory workup, including roentgenography, is not usually helpful to reach a pre- or intraoperative diagnosis.
Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the resected specimen provides a definitive answer by the exclusion of a close clinical differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and many lookalikes.
Complete surgical excision with clear margins is the mainstay of treatment.
Rare cases have been seen involving the appendix.
To the best of our knowledge, only 11 confirmed cases of purely appendiceal IMT have been published in the literature to date.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bashir, Muhammad Radwan& al-Suhaybani, Muhammad Umar& al-Rikabi, Ammar Sharkas. 2018. An unusual case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis. Oman Medical Journal،Vol. 33, no. 3, pp.163-165.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-838246
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rikabi, Ammar Sharkas…[et al.]. An unusual case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis. Oman Medical Journal Vol. 33, no. 3 (May. 2018), pp.163-165.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-838246
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bashir, Muhammad Radwan& al-Suhaybani, Muhammad Umar& al-Rikabi, Ammar Sharkas. An unusual case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis. Oman Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 33, no. 3, pp.163-165.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-838246
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 165
Record ID
BIM-838246