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Surgical resection is considered the standard treatment for localized IMT, although only limited data exist. Gastric IMT in adults is extremely rare, and there are no established guidelines for its treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 69-year-old male presented with persistent fatigue and weakness. Laboratory examination revealed severe anemia and inflammation. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at admission revealed a 40-mm type I softish tumor in the lesser curvature of the gastric body, without apparent hemorrhage. Repeated biopsies, including partial resection with snare, failed to give a definitive diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a massive lesion at the gastric body, protruding into the gastric lumen, which was consistent with the gastric tumor. After admission, the patient developed anemia refractory to frequent blood transfusions despite the absence of apparent gastrointestinal bleeding. In addition, the patient had recurrent fevers of 38\u00a0\u00b0C or higher, and persistent high inflammatory levels. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) CT 1 month after the first visit exhibited an increased FDG uptake in the gastric tumor. In addition, this CT scan revealed a rapid increase in tumor size to 75\u00a0mm. It was suspected that the undiagnosed gastric tumor caused these serious clinical symptoms, and he underwent distal gastrectomy and cholecystectomy. The gross image of the tumor showed an 80-mm cauliflower-like shape with a gelatinous texture. The histopathological diagnosis was IMT. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient\u2019s symptoms subsided drastically, improving both anemia and systemic inflammation. The patient has shown no recurrence or relapse of the symptoms over one and a half years.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In this case, the tumor resection finally enabled the diagnosis of IMT and resolved the clinical symptoms. Despite its predominantly benign morphological nature, some cases of IMT present clinically adverse courses. 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