Inflammatory pseudotumor of the omentum.
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2010-06
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Inflammatory pseudotumor is an unusual quasineoplastic lesion, of uncertain natural history and etiopathogenesis, which
consists of inflammatory cells and myofibroblastic spindle cells; and is usually found in children and young adults. Clinical
manifestations and radiological feature of this rare entity, can be indistinguishable from a malignant sarcomatous or
lymphoproliferative disorders. Here, a case of surgically proven inflammatory pseudotumor of the omentum in a child and its
review of literature is presented. Conservative surgery is curative in most cases of inflammatory pseudotumors. Awareness
of this lesion is essential for clinicians, radiologists and pathologists, as pre-operative recognition may spare the child from unnecessary radical surgery or harmful chemoradiotherapy.
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Inflammatory, Pseudotumor, Omentum, CT scan
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Sodhi Kushaljit Singh, Virmani Vivek, Bal Amanjit, Saxena Akshay Kumar, Samujh Ram, Khandelwal Niranjan. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the omentum. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 June; 77(6): 687-688.