Lower abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor -an unusual presentation - A case report and brief literature review

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 679-683

  Saleem, M Ilyas ^a   Ben Hamida, Mahfud A ^a   Barrett, Andrew M ^b   Bunn, Susan K ^b   Huntley, Lawrence ^a   Wood, Katrina M ^b   Yelbuz, T Mesud ^a,c  

^a WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal mass; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT); Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT); Iron deficiency anemia (IDA)

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALAISE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; CECAL DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; CHILD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HUMANS; PRESSURE;

EID: 34249101324     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0305-y     Document Type: Article

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