Case reportTorsed reactive nodular fibrous pseudotumor in an adolescent: case report and review of the literature
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Case report
A previously healthy 13-year-old girl with no surgical history presented to an outside institution with a 1-day history of abdominal pain. Upon evaluation, the pain had become constant and had localized to the right lower quadrant. An abdominal ultrasound and computed tomographic (CT) scan showed free fluid in the pelvis, but the appendix was not visualized. She was transferred to our institution for further management. On examination, she was noted to be uncomfortable, with a temperature of
Discussion
Intraabdominal tumors arising in children are unusual, accounting for only 1% of all pediatric malignancies [1]. Most of these intraperitoneal tumors include non-Hodgkin lymphoma and a broad list of benign entities [2]. Reactive nodular fibrous pseudotumor is a recently described benign postinflammatory myofibroblastic lesion. It typically arises from the subserosal surface of the bowel or within the surrounding mesentery in association with local injury or inflammation. The first report
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