Open AccessIntra-abdominal infantile inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
Mainak Banerjee,
Debasis Mukhopadhyay,
Shatavisha Das Gupta,
Uttara Chatterjee,
Sugato Banerjee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.142020
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , abdominal mass , surgical excision , radiology , pathology
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor occurring at intra-abdominal sites in children can be confused with malignancy because of its large size and location. It is a tumor classified as 'intermediate' between benign and malignant, but usually benign, with a strong tendency for recurrence. Treatment is surgical excision. Here, we present a brief outline of three such cases presenting as abdominal mass in infants.