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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;42(1):89-95.
doi: 10.1007/s10396-014-0566-4. Epub 2014 Aug 15.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the gallbladder: imaging aspects

Radu Badea  1 , Antonia Alexandra Veres  2 , Vasile Andreica  2 , Cosmin Caraiani  3 , Nadim Al-Hajjar  4 , Roxana Sechel  5 , Liliana Chiorean  6
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the gallbladder: imaging aspects

Radu Badea et al. J Med Ultrason (2001). 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are rare benign lesions that may often be mistaken for malignancies due to their imaging resemblance. There are a limited number of case reports in the literature on the location at the level of the gallbladder. We present a case of IMT of the gallbladder that emphasizes the importance of conventional ultrasound as the primary method of detection, as well as the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and strain elastography in describing the lesion, thus contributing to the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Elastography; Gallbladder tumor; Gangrenous cholecystitis; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

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