A 59-year-old man underwent abdominal CT for evaluation of weight loss and generalized weakness. A large mass protruding from the lesser curvature of the stomach suggestive of gastrointestinal stromal tumor was demonstrated. F-FDG PET/CT showed hypermetabolic activity in the gastric mass. Mass excision and wedge resection were performed, and the diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor was confirmed.
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