The misty mesentery on CT: differential diagnosis.

Mindelzun, R E; Jeffrey, R. Brooke; Lane, Michael J.; Silverman, P M

doi:10.2214/ajr.167.1.8659422

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“…Cystic components have also been described and may be the result of lymphatic or venous obstruction as well as necrotic change. Two CT findings are considered more specific for the diagnosis of MP as they have not been reported in other mesenteric diseases (3,5,(23)(24)(25)(26): the presence of a tumoral pseudocapsule (found in up to 60% of MP cases) and the "fat ring" sign of hypodense fatty halo surrounding mesenteric nodules and vessels (seen in up to 75% of cases) (5,8,12,(27)(28) (figures 1, 3, On occasions, the disease may also present with merely a single or multiple palpable masses. Exceptionally, rectal bleeding, jaundice, gastric outlet obstruction, and even acute abdomen have been reported.…”

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Mesenteric panniculitis part 1: mdct - pictorial review

Coulier

2011

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology

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Mesenteric panniculitis is an uncommon benign inflammatory condition of unknown etiology that involves the adipose tissue of the mesentery and for which an extremely varied terminology has been used, causing considerable confusion. It can be evaluated as a single disease with two pathological subgroups: Mesenteric Panniculitis (MP), representing the very large major subgroup where inflammation and fat necrosis predominate and Retractile Mesenteritis (RM), much rarely found, where fibrosis and retraction predominate. In histo-pathological terms the preferred terminology is sclerosing mesenteritis. We hereby extensively illustrate the characteristic MDCT findings of MP through pictures selected among a collection of cases constituted over a 5-year period. All patients were scanned with 64-row MDCT equipment. We also review the literature and discuss the differential diagnosis. The radiological diagnosis of MP was based on classical CT signs described in the literature and comprising: the presence of a well-defined "mass effect" on neighbouring structures (sign 1) constituted by mesenteric fat tissue of inhomogeneous higher attenuation than adjacent retroperitoneal or mesocolonic fat (sign 2) and containing small soft tissue nodes (sign 3). It may typically be surrounded by a hypoattenuated fatty "halo sign" (sign 4) and an hyperattenuating pseudocapsule may also surround the all entity (sign 5). The last two signs are considered inconstant but very specific. The absence of histological verification constitutes the weakness of our study. The differential diagnosis of MP is extensive and includes all disorders that can affect the mesentery. The most common ones are lymphoma, well-differentiated liposarcoma, peritoneal carcinomatosis, carcinoid tumor, retroperitoneal fibrosis, lipoma, mesenteric desmoid tumor, mesenteric inflammatory pseudotumor, mesenteric fibromatosis and mesenteric edema. PET/CT is proved useful to correctly exclude mesenteric tumoral involvement in patients presenting with typical MP. The course of MP is favorable in most cases and progression of MP to retractile mesenteritis not only appears very being rare but finally remains doubtful.

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Mesenteric panniculitis part 1: mdct - pictorial review

Coulier

2011

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology

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“…other mesenteric diseases (1,4,6,(12)(13)(14)(15): the presence of a tumoral pseudocapsule (found in up to 60% of MP reported cases) and the "fat ring" sign of hypodense fatty halo surrounding mesenteric nodules and vessels (seen in up to 75% of reported cases) (1, 6, 8, 16-18) (Fig. 1).…”

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Mesenteric panniculitis part 2: prevalence and natural course: mdct prospective study

Coulier

2011

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology

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“…It can occur when extravasated pancreatic enzymes dissect the transverse mesocolon and spread along the omentum, which are characteristic sites involved in severe pancreatitis (9,42).…”

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“…Postoperative omental edema can be related to a preoperative systemic condition including liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension, hypoalbuminemia, nephrosis, heart failure, tricuspid disease, and constrictive pericarditis (42). Of these, liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension is one of the most common causes of omental edema (53,54).…”

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