Affiliations: [a] Department of Pediatric Surgery, A Coruña's Hospital, A Coruña, Spain | [b] Department of Pathology, A Coruña's Hospital, Spain
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Corresponding author: Miriam García González, Department of Pediatric Surgery, A Coruña`s, Hospital, As Xubias de abajo s/n, Calle Manuel Murguia 32 2C, 15011, A Coruña, Spain. Tel.: +34 651367338; E-mail:Miriam.ciruped@gmail.com
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare
mesenchymal tumor, which can develop in nearly all anatomical locations. It
is extremely rare in the duodenum and only seven cases have been reported
previously.These lesions are of unknown etiology characterized by proliferation of
myofibroblastic with an inflammatory infiltrate. It is considered a tumor of
borderline malignancy. OBJECTIVE: We report the first case described of IMT located
isolated in the third duodenal portion, which develops as a massive
intestinal bleeding in a 14 years old girl. RESULTS: Complete surgical excision was successful and after 36
months of follow up the patient is asymptomatic.
