| Literature DB >> 35223262 |
Jayaraghavan R1, Ganesh Bhat2.
Abstract
Mucinous cystic neoplasms are very rare tumours. They may originate from ovaries, pancreas or other intra-abdominal sites but they rarely originate from the mesentery. They can be asymptomatic or present as an abdominal mass or abdominal pain. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain and cystic mass per abdomen with a diagnosis of mesenteric cyst made on further imaging studies. Subsequent excision and histopathological analysis demonstrated the cyst to be a mucinous tumour arising from the mesocolon. Mesenteric cyst must be considered as one of the differentials in abdominal cystic lesions.Entities:
Keywords: abdominal mass; benign; cyst; mesenteric cyst; mesentery; rare
Year: 2022 PMID: 35223262 PMCID: PMC8860678 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21482
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184