Author/Authors :
Mohammad Hoseini-Azar, Mohammadreza GI Fellow - Colorectal Research center - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Mokhtare, Marjan Assistant Professor - Colorectal Research center - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Zare-Mirzaie, Ali Associate Professor - Department of Pathology - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Gholami, Abbas Assistant Professor - Department of Internal Medicine - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Agah, Shahram Professor - Colorectal Research center - Rasoul Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ghafoori, Mohammad Sadegh Medical student - Colorectal Research center - Medical Student Research Committee (MSRC) - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor with and unpredictable prognosis usually find in young adults. We present an 18-yearold
man with gastric IMT. He complained of epigastric pain, intermittent fever and night sweating associated with weight loss since two years ago. Physical examination showed anemic and cachestic features with mild abdominal tenderness in palpitation as well as an abdominal mass in epigastrium. Abdominal CT scan revealed a huge mass that was arising from the stomach. Upper endoscopy revealed a submucosal lesion in fundus of stomach of approximately 8cm. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a large sub-mucosal non homogenous fundal mass with areas of calcification. The patient underwent laparoscopic partial gastrectomy. Histopathologyand immunohistochemistryevaluation revealed an IMT.
Keywords :
Stomach , Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor , Fever , Weight loss
