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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the liver: a case report.

Yinying Meng, Jinlan Xie, Yan Liang, Mulan Wu, Yi Lu, Qian Lu

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yinying MengDepartment of Radiology, Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, Wuzhou, China.
Jinlan XieDepartment of Radiology, Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, Wuzhou, China.
Yan LiangDepartment of Radiology, Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, Wuzhou, China.
Mulan WuDepartment of Ultrasound, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Yi LuDepartment of Pathology, Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, Wuzhou, China.
Qian LuDepartment of Pathology, Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, Wuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hepatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an infrequent tumor with potential malignancy. However, it lacks specific clinical symptoms and usual imaging features. Case presentation: A 34-year-old woman had a six-month history of fever and on-and-off pain in the upper right part of her abdomen that lasted for two weeks. Imaging tests revealed a liver mass initially thought to be liver malignancy, but subsequent histopathological examination after liver removal confirmed the diagnosis as hepatocellular inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (HIMT). Conclusion: Hepatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon growth with vague clinical symptoms and lab results. Surgical removal remains the primary treatment method, resulting in favorable prognostic outcomes.

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case reporthepatectomyhepatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumorhistologyimaging

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PMCPMC11165177

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