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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the appendix arising after treatment of gastric cancer: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Oh EunJi,
Ro Jae Y.,
Gardner Jerad M.,
Kim Jong Won,
Jung WooHee,
Yoon Sun Och
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/apm.12205
Subject(s) - appendix , medicine , cancer , adjuvant chemotherapy , etiology , chemotherapy , neoplasm , gastrectomy , pathology , radiology , biology , paleontology , breast cancer
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor ( IMT ) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential and unclear etiology. IMT involving the appendix is very rare. Herein, we report a case of IMT of the appendix in a gastric cancer patient who was treated with radical gastrectomy and adjuvant systemic chemotherapy. Rare cases of IMT associated with preceding events have been described in other organs/sites, but not in the appendix. A previous intra‐abdominal operation for gastric cancer may contribute to the development of IMT in the appendix as seen in the present patient. To our knowledge, this is the first case of appendiceal IMT arising after a previous operation.