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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Small Bowel Mesentery: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain and Uveitis

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Introduction

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the small bowel mesentery with diffuse immunohistochemical staining for the anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 gene is reported in a patient who presented with abdominal pain and uveitis.

Discussion

To our knowledge, only seven cases of IMT affecting the small bowel mesentery have previously been reported in the English literature. The association of IMT and uveitis is a rare phenomenon, previously reported in patients with IMT affecting the head and neck. Surgical resection of the IMT resulted in rapid resolution of the uveitis.

Conclusion

IMT should be considered in the differential diagnosis for a mesenteric mass.

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  1. Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Audrey H. Choi & Christopher R. McHenry

  2. Department of Pathology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Olga L. Bohn & Timothy D. Beddow

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Choi, A.H., Bohn, O.L., Beddow, T.D. et al. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Small Bowel Mesentery: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain and Uveitis. J Gastrointest Surg 15, 584–588 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1408-3

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