An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours
Introduction: We report a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour with positive PET-CT involving the lung, hilar lymph node, liver and spleen in an asymptomatic young girl. Diagnosis was made four years after the initial presentation. Treatment: Conservative treatment. Outcome: Patient remained...
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| author | How, Soon Hin Ralib, Razali AR, Azlina Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi |
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| description | Introduction: We report a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour with positive PET-CT involving the lung, hilar lymph node, liver and spleen in an asymptomatic young girl. Diagnosis was made four years after the initial presentation. Treatment: Conservative treatment. Outcome: Patient remained asymptomatic for 4 years. Conclusions: Multiple inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour may remain asymptomatic despite multiple organs involvement. |
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| spelling | iium-442932015-08-19T04:06:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44293/ An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours How, Soon Hin Ralib, Razali AR, Azlina Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi RC Internal medicine Introduction: We report a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour with positive PET-CT involving the lung, hilar lymph node, liver and spleen in an asymptomatic young girl. Diagnosis was made four years after the initial presentation. Treatment: Conservative treatment. Outcome: Patient remained asymptomatic for 4 years. Conclusions: Multiple inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour may remain asymptomatic despite multiple organs involvement. OMICS Publishing Group 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44293/1/an-asymptomatic-young-lady-with-multiple-inflammatory-myofibroblastic-tumours-2165-7920.1000155.pdf How, Soon Hin and Ralib, Razali and AR, Azlina and Kuan, Yeh Chunn and Ng, Teck Han and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi (2012) An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours. Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2 (10). ISSN 2165-7920 http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/an-asymptomatic-young-lady-with-multiple-inflammatory-myofibroblastic-tumours-2165-7920.1000155.php?aid=8389 10.1007/s00259-009-1132-y |
| spellingShingle | RC Internal medicine How, Soon Hin Ralib, Razali AR, Azlina Kuan, Yeh Chunn Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title | An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title_full | An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title_fullStr | An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title_full_unstemmed | An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title_short | An asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| title_sort | asymptomatic young lady with multiple inflammatory myofibrolastic tumours |
| topic | RC Internal medicine |
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