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CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Pediatric Oncology
Volume 15 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1512402
This article is part of the Research Topic POCUS for Neonates: Advancing Care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound View all articles
Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of pediatric small intestinal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a case report
Provisionally accepted- Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are uncommon mesenchymal neoplasms with malignant potential, primarily affecting children and adolescents. It usually manifests in the abdominal and pelvic regions; however, small intestinal IMT is particularly rare. This report presents the case of a 7-year-old girl who presented with a small intestinal IMT. The patient was admitted with a one-day history of abdominal pain and vomiting. Ultrasonography revealed a solid hypoechoic mass in the lower abdomen. Based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) findings, a preliminary diagnosis of small intestinal IMT was proposed, which was subsequently confirmed by postoperative histopathology. This case underscores the sonographic and CEUS features of small intestinal IMT in children, emphasizing that the combination of ultrasound and CEUS can improve diagnostic accuracy and preoperative evaluation in pediatric patients.
Keywords: pediatric, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, small intestine, ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound
Received: 16 Oct 2024; Accepted: 20 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Tangna Wu, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China
Lingling Qin, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China
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