Volume : 4, Issue : 3, March - 2015

Inflammatory myofibroblastictumour of anterior abdominal wall in an adult

Sandeepa S, Hemalatha An, Ravishankar Ks

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Inflammatory myofioblastictumor (IMT) are rare proliferative, histologically distinctive lesion clinically resembling&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;a malignant neoplasm with uncertain behavior. It is most commonly seen in the soft tissue of children and young&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;adults, especially between 2&amp;ndash;16 years. IMT rarely occurs in adults and the most commonly involved site is the lung,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;although there are a few case reports of extrapulmonary IMTs. According to our knowledge this is the second case of an adult with IMT of anterior&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;abdominal wall. It is often misdiagnosed as a malignant lesion and frequently mismanaged. The diagnosis and treatment is a multidisciplinary&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;approach. A thorough workup is necessary to avoid treatment&amp;ndash;associated morbidity and mortality&lt;/div&gt;</p>