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Relapsed and unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor responded to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Yasuhiro Maruyama
    • Toshirou Fukushima
    • Daisuke Gomi
    • Takashi Kobayashi
    • Nodoka Sekiguchi
    • Akiyuki Sakamoto
    • Shigeru Sasaki
    • Keiko Mamiya
    • Tomonobu Koizumi
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  • Published online on: August 18, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1383
  • Pages: 521-524
  • Copyright: © Maruyama et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

A 63‑year‑old female patient who had undergone cholecystectomy for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) in the gallbladder was referred to our hospital. The patient's disease relapsed, involving the pancreas, and was diagnosed as inoperable IMT 13 months after the cholecystectomy. The patient failed to respond to steroid and non‑steroidal anti‑inflammatory drug therapy, but subsequently exhibited a good response to vinorelbine and methotrexate combination chemotherapy. Little information is currently available on the efficacy of chemotherapy for adult‑onset IMT. The present case suggests that chemotherapy with vinorelbine and methotrexate is a viable therapeutic option for adult patients with unresectable IMT.
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Maruyama Y, Fukushima T, Gomi D, Kobayashi T, Sekiguchi N, Sakamoto A, Sasaki S, Mamiya K and Koizumi T: Relapsed and unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor responded to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 7: 521-524, 2017
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Maruyama, Y., Fukushima, T., Gomi, D., Kobayashi, T., Sekiguchi, N., Sakamoto, A. ... Koizumi, T. (2017). Relapsed and unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor responded to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 7, 521-524. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1383
MLA
Maruyama, Y., Fukushima, T., Gomi, D., Kobayashi, T., Sekiguchi, N., Sakamoto, A., Sasaki, S., Mamiya, K., Koizumi, T."Relapsed and unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor responded to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7.4 (2017): 521-524.
Chicago
Maruyama, Y., Fukushima, T., Gomi, D., Kobayashi, T., Sekiguchi, N., Sakamoto, A., Sasaki, S., Mamiya, K., Koizumi, T."Relapsed and unresectable inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor responded to chemotherapy: A case report and review of the literature". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7, no. 4 (2017): 521-524. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1383