Case report: Intra-abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with mucinous features: a case of rapid recurrence and dissemination post-surgery

Xingchen Li, Jie Li, Chunxiao Liang, Qing Zou · 2025

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Xingchen Li and three co-authors report a 2025 case of a rare belly tumor that came back with a vengeance. The tumor blends spindle cells with heavy inflammation and sits between benign and malignant. This one was rich in mucus, a rarer twist, and grew in a 24-year-old man with diabetes.

Scans first showed a huge cystic mass plus nodules spread through the belly lining. Surgery removed the mass, and tissue tests named the tumor, with a growth index of half. Symptoms eased at first, then the disease roared back wider than before. The patient declined more care and died soon after. The case warns how fierce this type can be.

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CREATORXingchen Li, Jie Li, Chunxiao Liang, Qing Zou
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE16 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11770369

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