Pelvic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor mimicking a rectal cancer

We report a case of a 50-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with large bowel obstruction and anemia. The initial imaging study suggested an inoperable rectal tumor with involvement of surrounding structures. In this paper, we discuss the diagnostic work-up of this patient with...

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Main Authors: Lídia Roque-Ramos, António P. Matos, Pedro Pinto-Marques, Gabriela Machado, Joana Nogueira, Miguel Ramalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082016000100010&lng=en&tlng=en