Acute abdomen caused by a perforated inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the jejunum

Heim, Dominik; Ruchti, Charles; Negri, Marco (2006). Acute abdomen caused by a perforated inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the jejunum. International surgery, 91(2), pp. 63-7. Torino: Minerva Medica

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare pseudosarcomatous tumors found in virtually all anatomic sites. Our case report describes an elderly female patient with an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the proximal jejunum, accidentally discovered at laparotomy for an acute abdomen. The localization in the jejunum is a very rare finding, and perforation has not been described before.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Ruchti, C

ISSN:

0020-8868

ISBN:

16774173

Publisher:

Minerva Medica

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:49

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:15

PubMed ID:

16774173

Web of Science ID:

000237969300001

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/20333 (FactScience: 3596)

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