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Nodular mesenteric panniculitis of rectum simulating malignancy

Author(s) -

Manish Patil,

Vinaya B Shah,

Aniruddha Prabhakar Chaphekar,

Anjali Amarapurkar

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

medical journal of dr d y patil university

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2278-7119

pISSN - 0975-2870

DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.135295

Subject(s) - mesentery , medicine , rectum , sigmoid colon , laparotomy , abdomen , panniculitis , malignancy , pathology , anatomy , radiology , gastroenterology

Mesenteric panniculitis is a benign fibroinflammatory process involving adipose tissue of the mesentery. We report a case of a 62 year old male who showed signs of partial bowel obstruction and whose computed tomography of abdomen showed nodular soft tissue densities around the sigmoid junction. Distal colectomy was planned and laparotomy was performed. Anal skin, rectum and sigmoid colon was resected. Microscopic pathologic sections from the serosal nodule showed histo morphologic features of panniculitis while overlying mucosa showed tumor consisting of mucin secreting adenocarcinoma

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