Mohammed A Bawahab.
Inflammatory myofi broblastic tumor of the small intestine presenting as septic shock in a young woman.
Pak J Surg Jan ;29(2):143-6.

Infl ammatory myofi broblastic tumors are rare soft tissue tumors. Th e etiology of these lesions is debatable. The clinical presentation is variable according to it's location and surgical resection remains the principle treatment of choice for these lesions. This type of tumors mainly seen in the children's lung, however visceral location is a rare presentaion. Here, we report a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the small intestine presenting as septic shock in a young woman.

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