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Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Systematic Review for a Benign Tumor.
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- Submucosal Gastric Mass Mimicking GIST: Final Diagnosis of Vanek's Tumor.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Gastric Adenomas and Mimickers: A Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Gastric Vanek's tumor with ball valve syndrome unmasked by endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition.Clinical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Successful Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Giant Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp in Terminal Ileum.DEN open · 2026Article
- Factors influencing anxiety and depression among patients with digestive tract subepithelial lesions.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Inflammatory Fibroid Gastric Polyps (Vanek's Tumor): Two Case Reports Highlighting Epidemiological Patterns and Telocyte-Driven Neoplastic Pathogenesis and Diagnosis.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- A rare case of adult ileal-ileal intussusception secondary to inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP): A case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Inflammatory fibroid polyps of the colon: a study on the morphological spectrum, immunoexpression characteristics, and outcomes.Diagnostic pathology · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic Resection for Ileocecal Intussusception Caused by an Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Ileal benign tumor (Vanek's tumor) a rare cause of bowel obstruction in elderly adult: a case report.Oxford medical case reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography features and pathological staging of gastric inflammatory fibroid polyps.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Anatomic-size determinants drive therapeutic decisions in inflammatory fibroid polyps: a retrospective study.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy: A comprehensive review of innovations in cancer diagnosis and management.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
- Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp (Vanek's Tumor): A Retrospective Multicentric Analysis of 67 Cases.Cancers · 2025Article
- Rare invasive inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as small bowel intussusception: Two case reports and review of the literature.Medicine · 2025Review
- Invasive inflammatory fibroid polyp of the stomach: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2025Review
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- A large gastric inflammatory fibroid polyp revealed by an upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report.Future science OA · 2024Article
- Adult ileo-ileal intussusception caused by inflammatory fibroid polyp leading to small bowel obstruction: a case report with comprehensive literature review.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimInflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare, usually solitary and intraluminal polypoid benign tumor that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, although in the majority of cases it affects the stomach. This lesion is characterized by proliferation of highly vascular fibrous tissue and infiltration by a variable number of different inflammatory cells. Its etiology is unknown. Our aim was to describe all the reported data concerning IFP. MATERIALS AND
methodsAn extensive search of the PubMed Index was performed for publications with titles or abstracts containing the terms: "inflammatory fibroid polyp" with/without "Vanek". Results were filtered for publications in English and concerning only humans. One hundred and twenty-four publications were finally included in this review.
resultsIFP has a female predominance. It affects patients in their 5th decade of life, although there are cases of patients from 4 to 84 years of age. IFP usually affects the stomach and more specifically the gastric antrum but can be detected throughout the GI tract. A significant number of cases remain asymptomatic but the most frequent presentations of IFP are abdominal pain, acute abdomen and GI bleeding. Most cases are treated by endoscopic resection of the lesion. No recurrence nor IFP-specific complications have been reported. Histopathology of IFP varies.
conclusionIt is relatively safe to conclude that both the etiology and the timing of diagnosis might change the histopathology, immunohistological staining and tissue structure of IFP. Suggested theories should be taken into consideration with caution as the etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms of IFP are unknown.
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