Open AccessMesenteric Tumor of an Infant: A Clinical and Pathological Surprise
Author(s) -
Md Ali Osama,
Smita Singh,
Sahaj Prajapati,
Subhasis Roy Choudhury,
Nishat Amina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of pathology and laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6466
pISSN - 2349-6983
DOI - 10.21276/apalm.3143
Subject(s) - medicine , mesentery , pathological , malignancy , genitourinary system , abdomen , surgical excision , sigmoid colon , pathology , soft tissue , surgery , radiology , anatomy , rectum
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a tumefactive proliferation of spindled myofibroblastic cells admixed with inflammatory infiltrate. This tumor has a predilection for pulmonary location and also involves visceral soft tissues in children and adults. Tumors in extrapulmonary locations like abdomen, mesentery, bowel, head & neck, genitourinary and musculoskeletal are more aggressive locally and mimic malignancy. IMTs from colon are very rare and are treated by surgical excision. We report a case of a 9-month old female with IMT of sigmoid colon with no bowel complaints, treated by complete surgical excision with no further treatment needed.