Fever of unknown origin as a presentation of gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a two-year-old boy

J Korean Med Sci. 2002 Oct;17(5):699-703. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.5.699.

Abstract

Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare lesion with mimicking malignant features and accompanied with various clinical manifestations. Here we present a 2-yr-old boy who had a gastric IMT with a huge extragastric mass, which closely resembled a neuroblastoma on imaging studies. He experienced intermittent fever and poor appetite for 6 weeks. Fever remained up to 38 degrees C even on the operation day. He underwent partial gastrectomy and distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy including the tumor. The preoperative fever disappeared and did not recur in the postoperative course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stomach Diseases / complications*
  • Stomach Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Diseases / surgery