Solitary infantile gastrointestinal myofibroma: case report

We report a case of a 7-year-old child who required emergency surgery for acute abdomen and suspected acute appendicitis. During surgery a tumor located in the small bowel that caused intestinal occlusion was found. Histopathologic analysis showed a solitary gastrointestinal myofibroma. This is a ve...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2005-08, Vol.40 (8), p.1361-1363
Hauptverfasser:	Menéndez-Arzac, Rodrigo, Valdez-Méndez, David, Landa, Rodolfo, Guzmán, Sonia, Cárdenas, Eduardo, Cano, Ana Maria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen, Acute - etiology Appendicitis - diagnosis Child Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Ileal Neoplasms - complications Ileal Neoplasms - diagnosis Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Myofibroma - complications Myofibroma - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of a 7-year-old child who required emergency surgery for acute abdomen and suspected acute appendicitis. During surgery a tumor located in the small bowel that caused intestinal occlusion was found. Histopathologic analysis showed a solitary gastrointestinal myofibroma. This is a very rare tumor, especially as a single lesion, because in world literature, there are less than 10 cases reported.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.031