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Giant Mesenteric Lipoma As an Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

2009; Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.333

1598-6357

Jae Myung, Joung Il Lee, Kwang Ro Joo, Jae Won Choe, Sung-Won Jung, Hyun Phil Shin, Hyun Chel Kim, Such Hwan Lee, Sung Jik Lim,

Omental and Epiploic Conditions

Case Report and a Review of the LiteratureWe report a rare case of giant mesenteric lipoma presenting with colicky abdominal pain.A 29-yr-old woman underwent laparoscopic resection for a giant mesenteric lipoma causing compression of the ileal loop.The resected ileal segment was encased by a giant fatty tissue, and normal mucosal fold patterns of the resected ileum were effaced by the mass.Microscopically, the mass was characterized by homogenous mature adipose tissue without cellular atypia, which was compatible with the diagnosis of a mesenteric lipoma.Despite the benign nature of this tumor, total excision with or without the affected intestinal loop should be considered if intestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain are present.