Huge pelvi-abdominal malignant inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with rapid recurrence in a 14-year-old boy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2698-2701

  Lu, Chia Hsun ^a   Huang, Hsuan Ying ^a   Chen, Han Koo ^a   Chuang, Jiin Haur ^a   Ng, Shu Hang ^a   Ko, Sheung Fat ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Extra peritoneal space; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Malignant transformation; Pediatric patient; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; DNA; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953534064     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2698     Document Type: Article

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