Invasive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Spleen Treated With Partial Splenectomy in a Child
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.4, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3182459f27
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign tumor that can be found in intra-abdominal organs such as the liver, intestine, extrahepatic bile ducts, and mesentery. The spleen is an extremely unusual location for an IMT. The authors report the case of a 14-year-old boy with invasive splenic IMT, present a review on the current literature about childhood splenic IMT, and emphasize the necessity of total excision of the tumor together with tumor-invaded surrounding tissues.