Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5726425 | European Journal of Radiology Open | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) were previously included in the “inflammatory pseudotumors” family, but have emerged as a distinct entity recently. The management of IMT may be challenging due to its intermediate malignant potential. We present a case of a young patient with an asymptomatic retroperitoneal mass with some imaging findings that could point to the IMT diagnosis pre-operatively. After two failed attempts to fully characterize the lesion by percutaneous and surgical biopsy, surgical resection was conducted and the final diagnosis was achieved.
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Authors
Carlos Oliveira, Rui Costa, Amélia Estêvão, Filipe Caseiro-Alves,