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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
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/female | Incidental finding | CT | GIST | Mass resection | Cesarean section, approximately 20 years |
| Han et al[2] | 33/female | Vomiting | CT | Jejunal tumor (GIST) | Laparoscopy-assisted resection | Cesarean section, 7 years |
| Gaylard et al[7] | Adult | Asymptomatic PET-positive lesion | PET-CT | Lymphoma recurrence | Excisional resection | Appendectomy, 56 years |
| Itoh et al[6] | 74/male | Incidental nodules | CT, PET-CT | Peritoneal metastasis | Liver + peritoneal nodule resection | Low anterior resection, 1.5 years |
| Celik et al[3] | Adult | Abdominal/pelvic mass | CT | Soft-tissue tumor | Laparotomy + mass excision | Abdominal surgery (unknown interval) |
| Hajri et al[8] | 65/female | Nausea, vomiting | CT | GIST | Segmental hepatectomy | Cholecystectomy, 29 years |
| Zhang et al[4] | Female | Adnexal mass symptoms | CT | Ovarian teratoma | Mass excision + bowel resection | Abdominal surgery (unknown interval) |
| Oran et al[10] | 28/female | Epigastric mass | CT | Serous cystadenocarcinoma | Laparotomy + mass removal | Cholecystectomy, 3 years |
| Oran et al[10] | 36/female | Abdominal mass | CT | Ovarian/adnexal tumor | Laparotomy + mass removal | Cesarean section, (unknown interval) |
| Eken et al[9] | 62/female | Abdominal discomfort | CT, MRI | Mesenchymal tumor | Mass resection | Prior abdominal surgery (unknown interval) |
| Fumimoto et al[11] | 77/male | Asymptomatic | CT | Lymphoma vs sarcoma | Image-guided biopsy → conservative | NBCA embolization, 12 months |
- Citation: Song SH, Lee SS, Kim DJ. Transverse colon foreign body-associated reactive mass mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A case report. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(4): 116972
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i4/116972.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i4.116972