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Letter in Reply: Appendiceal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor and HIV Infection, An Association Not To Be Missed
We read with interest the comments made by Al-Mendalawi on our publication, and we thank him for his useful comments and suggestions. This case was initially referred to us from a private hospital for second opinion, and we assumed that the patient was not thoroughly investigated for immune deficiencies as he presented …
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Appendiceal Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor and HIV Infection, An Association Not To Be Missed
… issue of the Oman Medical Journal, Bashir et al, published a report of an unusual case of an appendiceal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) in a Saudi patient who presented with symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis. The authors had properly described the clinical picture, imaging findings, histopathological …
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An Unusual Case of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Appendix Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is reported virtually in every anatomic location of the body, but most cases are commonly identified in the mesentery and omentum. The etiology of this tumor is unclear with many suggestions of viral, inflammatory, or oncogenic mutational factors that establish it as a clonal ne …