Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the esophagus presenting with hematemesis and melaena: a case report and review of literature

Abstract

Esophageal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors ( IMT ) are extremely rare, and the understanding on the clinical presentation is limited. IMT of esophagus should be considered as a differential diagnosis in the context of unexplained upper gastrointestinal bleeding and rapidly progressing dysphagia in young patients.