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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 19
| Issue : 4 | Page : 239-241 |
Intra-abdominal infantile inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors: A report of three cases
Mala Banerjee1, Debasis Mukhopadhyay2, Shatavisha Das Gupta2, Uttara Chatterjee2, Sugato Banerjee3
1 Department of Pathology, K P C Medical College Hospital Campus, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pathology, I.P.G.M.E and R, A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Paediatric Surgery, K P C Medical College Hospital Campus, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Shatavisha Das Gupta
15A/7, East Road, Santoshpur, Kolkata - 700 075, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.142020
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor occurring at intra-abdominal sites in children can be confused with malignancy because of its large size and location. It is a tumor classified as 'intermediate' between benign and malignant, but usually benign, with a strong tendency for recurrence. Treatment is surgical excision. Here, we present a brief outline of three such cases presenting as abdominal mass in infants.
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