Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2023; 15(11): 2657-2662
Published online Nov 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i11.2657
Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, a rare mesenchymal neoplasm: A case report
Manuel Fernandez Rodriguez, Pedro Joaquin Artuñedo Pe, Alejandro Callejas Diaz, Gala Silvestre Egea, Cristián Grillo Marín, Eva Iglesias Garcia, Jose Luis Lucena de La Poza
Manuel Fernandez Rodriguez, Pedro Joaquin Artuñedo Pe, Cristián Grillo Marín, Eva Iglesias Garcia, Jose Luis Lucena de La Poza, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid 28222, Spain
Alejandro Callejas Diaz, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid 28222, Spain
Gala Silvestre Egea, Department of Pathologycal Anatomy, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid 28222, Spain
Author contributions: Fernandez Rodriguez M, Artuñedo Pe P and Lucena de La Poza JL contributed to manuscript writing and editing; Silvestre Egea G provided the images of the anatomopathological study; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Manuel Fernandez Rodriguez, MD, Surgeon, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Calle Joaquin Rodrigo No. 1, Madrid 28222, Spain. man.fer.rod.96@gmail.com
Received: August 20, 2023
Peer-review started: August 20, 2023
First decision: September 4, 2023
Revised: September 14, 2023
Accepted: September 27, 2023
Article in press: September 27, 2023
Published online: November 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare mesenquimal tumor of doubtful biological behaviour. It’s characterised for affecting mainly children and young adults, although it can appear at any age, being the lungs the primary affected organ. The unusual thing about the case is the gastric location of the tumor (the majority are pulmonary) and the unpredictable nature of this tumor. That is why the surgical resection is the best therapeutic option.