Colonic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours: an institutional review
- PMID: 23350604
- DOI: 10.1111/codi.12149
Colonic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours: an institutional review
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to present the largest series of colonic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (C-IMFT) in the literature so far and to provide a review of this condition.
Method: A retrospective review was carried out of a consecutive series of patients diagnosed with a C-IMFT at a community-based hospital with a specialized gastrointestinal unit between 2002 and 2011. The main outcome measures were success rate and postoperative complications. Using a set of terms we searched the PubMed database for papers published on C-IMFT. We reviewed the data from these studies and case reports.
Results: There were seven patients with a histopathologically proven C-IMFT. The patients' mean age was 39 ± 11.3 years. Four presented with clinical features of intestinal obstruction of varying severity and three with symptoms of anaemia. Complete surgical resection with end-to-end anastomosis was performed. The gross morphology included polypoidal myxoid tumours that served as a lead point for intussusception in two cases, a whorled mass in two and a circumferential infiltrative tumour in three. Microscopically, all tumours had typical features of IMFT with a variable expression of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK-1) and tumour-free resection margins. All patients were well without local recurrence or metastasis at a mean follow-up of 46.8 ± 11.9 months.
Conclusion: Surgical resection is effective for this rare tumour which mostly behaves in a benign manner. Our review supports the need for patients to be followed up for long periods because of the possibility of metastasis or late recurrence.
© 2013 The Authors. Colorectal Disease © 2013 The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.
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