Rare, chronic inflammation of small bowel mesenteric fat. The fibrosing variant is known as fibrosing mesenteritis. Desmoid and carcinoid t...
Rare, chronic inflammation of small bowel mesenteric fat. The fibrosing variant is known as fibrosing mesenteritis. Desmoid and carcinoid tumours are important differentials.
CT
• Well-defined, heterogeneous mass at the mesenteric root, which envelops vessels but does not involve bowel.
• Predilection for involvement of j ejunal mesentery.
• Look for a low-attenuation halo of spared perivascular fat.
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