Inflammatory fibroid polyp: an unusual cause of abdominal pain in the upper gastrointestinal tract A case report
Open Access
- 25 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Open Medicine
- Vol. 15 (1), 225-230
- https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2020-0033
Abstract
Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) tend to occur in the gastrointestinal tract, and they are rare and benign neoplasms. In general, IFPs often come from epithelial tissue. The gastric antrum is the most common location. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) often shows a predominantly hypoechoic mass with well-defined borders originating from the submucosal area. Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old woman with abdominal pain who underwent computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of resected specimens; the diagnosis was ultimately an inflammatory fibroid polyp. She is currently in clinical remission.Keywords
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