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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13625-13631
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13625
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13625
Intra-abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: Spontaneous regression
Jun-Jie Zhao, Jia-Qian Ling, Yong Fang, Xiao-Dong Gao, Ping Shu, Kun-Tang Shen, Jing Qin, Yi-Hong Sun, Xin-Yu Qin, Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Zhao JJ and Ling JQ contributed equally to this work; Zhao JJ, Ling JQ, Shen KT, Qin J, Sun YH and Qin XY treated the two patients; Fang Y, Gao XD and Shu P collected the clinical data; Zhao JJ and Ling JQ reviewed the published articles and analyzed data; Zhao JJ and Ling JQ wrote the paper; and Shen KT critically revised the paper with important conceptual and editorial input.
Correspondence to: Kun-Tang Shen, MD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China. shen.kuntang@zs-hospital.sh.cn
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Received: January 16, 2014
Revised: April 1, 2014
Accepted: May 29, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Revised: April 1, 2014
Accepted: May 29, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This article reports two rare cases involving the spontaneous regression of an unresectable intra-abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) and summarizes the clinical characteristics of all published cases. The clinical characteristics of IMT are not clear and the treatment is controversial. By analyzing published papers, we discovered some common features of the disease and potential reasons for this unusual phenomenon. Our findings may be useful for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of IMT.