An Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Appendix Mimicking an Appendicular Malignant Lesion
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a very rare lesion of unknown etiology. Cases of IMT involving the appendix are exceptional, and they can mimic malignant appendicular tumors. We present a case of a 65-year-old man who presented to our emergency room on septic shock and acute abdomen seco...
Main Authors: | Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Andrea Romero-Davila, Samuel Eugene Kettenhofen, Rogelio Gonzalez-Ramirez, Gerardo Gil-Galindo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Pathology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2632010X20905843 |
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