Published in:
01-04-2011 | Original Article
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Small Bowel Mesentery: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain and Uveitis
Authors:
Audrey H. Choi, Olga L. Bohn, Timothy D. Beddow, Christopher R. McHenry
Published in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Issue 4/2011
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Abstract
Introduction
An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the small bowel mesentery with diffuse immunohistochemical staining for the anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 gene is reported in a patient who presented with abdominal pain and uveitis.
Discussion
To our knowledge, only seven cases of IMT affecting the small bowel mesentery have previously been reported in the English literature. The association of IMT and uveitis is a rare phenomenon, previously reported in patients with IMT affecting the head and neck. Surgical resection of the IMT resulted in rapid resolution of the uveitis.
Conclusion
IMT should be considered in the differential diagnosis for a mesenteric mass.