J Korean Radiol Soc.  2003 Jun;48(6):493-495. 10.3348/jkrs.2003.48.6.493.

Postoperative Recurrent Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Retroperitoneum: Case Report

• Hong WC
• Park WK
• Chang JC
• Choi JH

• KMID: 1833714
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2003.48.6.493

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare benign condition of unknown etiology, and may simulate malignancy. Histologically, it is composed of myofibroblasts, plasma cells and histiocytes, and is found in the lung, liver, orbit, skin, mesentery, retroperitoneum and maxillary sinus. We report a case of postoperative recurrent inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the retroperitoneum, occurring in a 45-year old man who complained of a palpable abdominal mass.

Keyword

Retroperitoneum, neoplasms; Neoplasms, US; Neoplasms, CT

MeSH Terms

Histiocytes
Humans
Liver
Lung
Maxillary Sinus
Mesentery
Middle Aged
Myofibroblasts*
Orbit
Plasma Cells
Skin