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ArticleSurgical case reports2026

Mesenteric Fat Necrosis Mimicking a Malignant Mesenteric Tumor: A Case Report.

Aoki Uchikoshi, Yoshihisa Okuchi, Koji Hisano, Meiki Fukuda, Wataru Fukunaga, Takaaki Yakushigawa, Yuki Kawai, Yoshiki Oshimo, Kenzo Nakano, Takayuki Kawai and 5 more

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Aoki UchikoshiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Yoshihisa OkuchiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Koji HisanoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Meiki FukudaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Wataru FukunagaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Takaaki YakushigawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Yuki KawaiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Yoshiki OshimoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Kenzo NakanoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Takayuki KawaiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Hisatsugu MaekawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Kohta IguchiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Eiji TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Kojiro TauraDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.
Hiroaki TerajimaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Oncology, Kitano Hospital Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka 530-8480, Japan.

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Abstract

introductionMesenteric fat necrosis, an uncommon benign condition, can present as a mass-forming lesion and can closely mimic malignant mesenteric disease on imaging. Because its radiologic findings may overlap with those of malignant mesenteric tumors, preoperative diagnosis can be challenging, particularly when tissue sampling is difficult. This report describes a rare case of mesenteric fat necrosis, presenting as an enlarging mesenteric mass suspicious for malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION: An 85-year-old man who had undergone laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer 13 years prior was found on follow-up imaging to have an enlarged mass at the jejunal mesenteric root. The lesion showed contrast enhancement on CT, diffusion restriction on MRI, and increased

conclusionsMesenteric fat necrosis can closely mimic malignant mesenteric tumors on multimodality imaging and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an enlarging mesenteric mass. When biopsy is not feasible, but imaging findings raise concern about malignancy, surgical resection can be a definitive diagnostic and therapeutic option.

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case reportlaparoscopic resectionmesenteric fat necrosismesenteric masssclerosing mesenteritis

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