Benign mesenteric lipodystrophy presenting as low abdominal pain: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Benign mesenteric lipodystrophy is rare and often presents in a non-specific fashion. Imaging findings may mimic a range of malignant conditions, particularly malignant ovarian disease in women. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian woman who was referred to...

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Autores principales: Rees, Jonathan Richard, Burgess, Phillip
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20423496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-119
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Benign mesenteric lipodystrophy is rare and often presents in a non-specific fashion. Imaging findings may mimic a range of malignant conditions, particularly malignant ovarian disease in women. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian woman who was referred to the gynaecology service at our institution and was thought to have ovarian malignancy, and required a laparotomy. However, histopathological analysis unexpectedly revealed benign mesenteric lipodystrophy. CONCLUSION: Benign mesenteric lipodystrophy may mimic a range of conditions, particularly malignancy.

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