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Mesenteric Tumors: Multimedia

Author: Neal E Seymour, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Tufts University
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Updated: Jul 13, 2009

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This small, well-circumscribed lesion of the smal...
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Media file 1: This small, well-circumscribed lesion of the small bowel mesentery caused no symptoms and was incidentally discovered at operation.
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This small, well-circumscribed lesion of the smal...

This small, well-circumscribed lesion of the small bowel mesentery caused no symptoms and was incidentally discovered at operation.

Computed tomography (CT) scan of a mesenteric str...
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Media file 2: Computed tomography (CT) scan of a mesenteric stromal tumor (circled area). This is an infiltrative lesion surrounding vascular structures within the proximal jejunal mesentery.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan of a mesenteric str...

Computed tomography (CT) scan of a mesenteric stromal tumor (circled area). This is an infiltrative lesion surrounding vascular structures within the proximal jejunal mesentery.

Resected mesenteric liposarcoma specimen. This fi...
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Media file 3: Resected mesenteric liposarcoma specimen. This firm, fatty mass replaced a large segment of small bowel mesentery and surrounded a short segment of ileum (lower edge of specimen). The principal presenting problem was partial small bowel obstruction.
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Resected mesenteric liposarcoma specimen. This fi...

Resected mesenteric liposarcoma specimen. This firm, fatty mass replaced a large segment of small bowel mesentery and surrounded a short segment of ileum (lower edge of specimen). The principal presenting problem was partial small bowel obstruction.

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Keywords

mesenteric tumors, mesentery, abdominal cancer, abdominal tumor, peritoneum, peritoneal, stromal tumor, GIST tumor, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, desmoid tumor, omental, lipodystrophy, leiomyosarcoma, Castleman disease, Castleman's disease, desmoid tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, GIST tumors, familial adenomatous polyposis, mesenteries, abdominal tumors, stromal tumors, mesenteric mass, omentum cancer

mesenteric lymph node, mesenteric lipomas, mesenteric neoplasms, mesenteric mesotheliomas, mesenteric desmoid tumors, mesenteric lipodystrophy, retractile mesenteritis, mesenteric panniculitis, liposarcoma, lymphangiomas, lipoblastoma, peritoneal cysts, enteric cysts, hamartomas, retroperitoneal sarcomas, retroperitoneal leiomyosarcomas, intestinal obstruction, giant lymph node hyperplasia

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Neal E Seymour, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Tufts University
Neal E Seymour, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pancreatic Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and Society of University Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Managing Editor

Amy L Friedman, MD, Professor of Surgery, Director of Transplantation, State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, Syracuse
Amy L Friedman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, Association for Academic Surgery, Association of Women Surgeons, International College of Surgeons, International Liver Transplantation Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Philadelphia County Medical Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Transplantation Society
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CME Editor

Paolo Zamboni, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Day Surgery Unit, Chair of Vascular Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, Italy
Paolo Zamboni, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Venous Forum and New York Academy of Sciences
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Chief Editor

John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA, Vice Chairman, Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American Gastroenterological Association, American Physiological Society, American Society of Nephrology, Association for Academic Surgery, International Society of Nephrology, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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