Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that can occur in multiple organs. This case report presented an unusual instance of ileocecal IMT in a child complicated by secondary intussusception. A 2-year-6-month-old male was admitted with abdominal pain and fever for 15 day...

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Main Authors: Guohou He, Yonghan Luo, Yanchun Wang, Qiang Bai
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1569750/full
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description Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that can occur in multiple organs. This case report presented an unusual instance of ileocecal IMT in a child complicated by secondary intussusception. A 2-year-6-month-old male was admitted with abdominal pain and fever for 15 days, progressing to currant jelly stools for 2 days. Physical examination revealed a right abdominal mass, and emergency laparotomy confirmed ileocolic intussusception with a firm mass in the ileocecal region. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of IMT. IMT as a secondary cause in pediatric ileocecal intussusception is rare when encountering an atypical intussusception with a suspect lead-point, IMT should be considered.
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spelling doaj-art-9dbfec49b23443889e0fae5fecea83482025-08-20T02:16:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602025-04-011310.3389/fped.2025.15697501569750Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a childGuohou He0Yonghan Luo1Yonghan Luo2Yanchun Wang3Qiang Bai4Department of General Surgery, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, ChinaSecond Department of Infectious Diseases, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, ChinaSecond Department of Infectious Diseases, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Kunming Children’s Hospital, Kunming, ChinaInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that can occur in multiple organs. This case report presented an unusual instance of ileocecal IMT in a child complicated by secondary intussusception. A 2-year-6-month-old male was admitted with abdominal pain and fever for 15 days, progressing to currant jelly stools for 2 days. Physical examination revealed a right abdominal mass, and emergency laparotomy confirmed ileocolic intussusception with a firm mass in the ileocecal region. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of IMT. IMT as a secondary cause in pediatric ileocecal intussusception is rare when encountering an atypical intussusception with a suspect lead-point, IMT should be considered.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1569750/fullinflammatory myofibroblastic tumorsecondary intussusceptionpediatricsurgical proceduresmisdiagnosis
spellingShingle Guohou He
Yonghan Luo
Yonghan Luo
Yanchun Wang
Qiang Bai
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
Frontiers in Pediatrics
inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
secondary intussusception
pediatric
surgical procedures
misdiagnosis
title Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
title_full Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
title_fullStr Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
title_short Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception: a case report in a child
title_sort inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ileocecal area complicated by intussusception a case report in a child
topic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
secondary intussusception
pediatric
surgical procedures
misdiagnosis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1569750/full
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