Published December 2009
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Journal article
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: a Possible Complication of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Creators
- 1. Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Description
An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon, benign lesion characterized by the mesenchymal proliferation and infiltration of inflammatory cells composed primarily of lymphocytes and plasma cells. A percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective and safe therapeutic modality used for the management of liver malignancies. Here we report, for the first time, a case of IMT as a complication of RFA for hepatocellular carcinoma in a 61-year old man with a Child's class A hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis. Gastrohepatic fistula formation was pathologically proven and associated with the RFA. Such a longstanding inflammation of the fistula might have been a possible cause of the development of IMT in this case
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- 14 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 635-640
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 41071571
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABLATION; CARCINOMAS; FISTULAE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYMPHOCYTES; NEOPLASMS; PLASMA CELLS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASES; GLANDS; LEUKOCYTES; MATERIALS; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SOMATIC CELLS; SYMPTOMS