Benign intestinal tumors are rare in children; however, the authors describe an inflammatory
myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the terminal ileum in a 2-month-old infant who presented with an intestinal
obstruction. During laparotomy, an annular mass around the terminal ileum was resected, from which a
histological diagnosis of IMT was made. A review of the literature for this rare condition was done to delineate
the natural history of this tumor and to do a histological confirmation of its benign nature. Because of the risk
of local recurrence, IMT cases should have a long-term follow up.

Keywords: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Small intestine, Infant