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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2026; 18(4): 116972
Published online Apr 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116972
Table 2 Reported cases of foreign body-associated reactive masses mimicking tumors
Ref.
Age (year)/sex
Symptoms
Preoperative imaging
Initial suspected diagnosis
Surgical method
Prior surgery and interval
Papaoikonomou et al[1]42/femaleIncidental findingCTGISTMass resectionCesarean section, approximately 20 years
Han et al[2]33/femaleVomitingCTJejunal tumor (GIST)Laparoscopy-assisted resectionCesarean section, 7 years
Gaylard et al[7]AdultAsymptomatic PET-positive lesionPET-CTLymphoma recurrenceExcisional resectionAppendectomy, 56 years
Itoh et al[6]74/maleIncidental nodulesCT, PET-CTPeritoneal metastasisLiver + peritoneal nodule resectionLow anterior resection, 1.5 years
Celik et al[3]AdultAbdominal/pelvic massCTSoft-tissue tumorLaparotomy + mass excisionAbdominal surgery (unknown interval)
Hajri et al[8]65/femaleNausea, vomitingCTGISTSegmental hepatectomyCholecystectomy, 29 years
Zhang et al[4]FemaleAdnexal mass symptomsCTOvarian teratomaMass excision + bowel resectionAbdominal surgery (unknown interval)
Oran et al[10]28/femaleEpigastric massCTSerous cystadenocarcinomaLaparotomy + mass removalCholecystectomy, 3 years
Oran et al[10]36/femaleAbdominal massCTOvarian/adnexal tumorLaparotomy + mass removalCesarean section,
(unknown interval)
Eken et al[9]62/femaleAbdominal discomfortCT, MRIMesenchymal tumorMass resectionPrior abdominal surgery (unknown interval)
Fumimoto et al[11]77/maleAsymptomaticCTLymphoma vs sarcomaImage-guided biopsy → conservativeNBCA embolization, 12 months


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