Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons  2004;10(1):47-51

Giant Mesenteric Lipoma: a Case Report.

Su Yun CHOI 1 ; Hong KIM ; Jeong HONG

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Keywords

Giant lipoma; Mesentery; Mesocolon

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Visceral lipoma originating from the mesentery is very rare in childhood. A 29-month-old male presented with painless abdominal distension. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT revealed a huge multilobulated hypodense mass in the peritoneal cavity. Exploratory laparotomy showed a 26 x 25 x 5 cm sized encapsulated, lobulated, homogenous mass, which originated from the transverse mesocolon. Histologic examination revealed a lipoma. The postoperative course was uneventful.