Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Pancreas Tumor: A Case Report

Youssef Jakhlal^1, , Fouad Zouaidia² and Abdellatif Settaf¹

¹Department of Digestive Surgery B, Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

²Department of Anatomopathology, Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Cite this paper:
Youssef Jakhlal, Fouad Zouaidia and Abdellatif Settaf. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Pancreas Tumor: A Case Report. Global Journal of Surgery. 2020; 8(2):24-28. doi: 10.12691/js-8-2-1

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor; characterized by a proliferation of myofibroblasts associated with inflammatory reaction cells and which can be observed at the various anatomical sites. The pancreas represents a very rare localization of this tumor. Surgery is the standard treatment, but for inoperable tumors; there is no consensus. We report a case of an inextirpable pancreatic IMT in a 46-years-old woman and we also carry out a literature review.

Keywords:
inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor pancreas ALK

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