Fever of unknown origin as a presentation of colonic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a 36‑year‑old female: A case report

Zhou,Ru; Xiang,Jianbin; Chen,Zongyou; Li,Zhenyang; Hong,Jun

doi:10.3892/ol.2014.1942

Fever of unknown origin as a presentation of colonic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a 36‑year‑old female: A case report

Authors:
- Ru Zhou
- Jianbin Xiang
- Zongyou Chen
- Zhenyang Li
- Jun Hong
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Affiliations: Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
Published online on: March 5, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.1942
Pages: 1566-1568

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Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a rare type of lesion that mimics malignancy and has various clinical manifestations. The current study presents a 36‑year‑old female with a colonic mass, which closely resembled a stromal tumor during imaging. The patient experienced intermittent fever and slight abdominal pain for one month. The fever remained at ≤38.5˚C until the day of surgery. The patient underwent a right hemicolectomy and the preoperative fever disappeared and did not recur until the patient was discharged.

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