Open AccessInflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour
Author(s) -
Pedro Duarte,
Rafaela Sousa,
Mariana M Chaves,
Natacha Amaral,
César Lourenço
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001712
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , mesenchymal stem cell , metastasis , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , radiology , cancer
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumour. It is usually benign but may behave as a malignant tumour with multiple recurrences and metastases. We present the case of a young woman with weight loss associated with diffuse abdominal pain, who was shown to have a large pancreatic mass. Investigation revealed fusocellular mesenchymal neoplasia, compatible with the diagnosis of IMT. As the mass was unresectable, glucocorticoid therapy was initiated with an excellent response and regression of the tumour.