Nc. Demirkan et al., Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of small bowel wall in childhood: Report of a case and a review of the literature, PATHOL INT, 51(1), 2001, pp. 47-49
Benign intestinal tumors are rare in children, however we describe an infla
mmatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the jejunum in a 2-year-old girl who
presented with an intestinal obstruction. During laparotomy, an annular ma
ss around the jejunum was resected, from which a histological diagnosis of
IMT was made. A review of the literature for this rare entity emphasizes th
e importance of histological confirmation of its benign nature. Because of
the risk of local recurrence, IMT cases should have a long-term follow up.