Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a case report

Surgical Case Reports

Table 2 Endoscopic and CT imaging findings in 41 cases of gastric IMT

Characteristics of endoscopy and CT image	No. of patients
	(n = 41)	[%]
Tumor localization (length axis)
Cardia	6	[15]
Body	29	[71]
Pylorus	3	[7]
NA	3	[7]
Tumor localization (short axis)
Greater curvature	9	[22]
Lesser curvature	7	[17]
Anterior wall	5	[12]
Posterior wall	13	[32]
NA	7	[17]
Direction of tumor growth
Intraluminally	19	[46]
Extraluminally	11	[27]
Intra and extraluminally	9	[22]
NA	2	[5]
Site of infiltration
Spleen	3	[7]
Pancreas	2	[5]
Left diaphragm	1	[2]
Liver	1	[2]
Esophagus	1	[2]
Lung	1	[2]
CT enhancement
Heterogeneously enhanced	12	[29]
Homogeneously enhanced	4	[10]
None or hypointense	6	[15]
NA	19	[46]
Tumor with calcification
Positive	4	[10]
Negative	30	[73]
NA	7	[17]
Tumor with ulceration
Positive	16	[39]
Negative	20	[49]
NA	5	[12]