Childhood giant omental and mesenteric lipoma

Hidayatullah Hamidi, MD; Najibullah Rasouly, MD, MS; Hayatullah Khpalwak, MD, MS; Mohammad Omer Malikzai, MD; Ahmad Reshad Faizi, MBBS; Mer Mahmood Shah Hoshang, MD; Sahar Maroof, MD; Mohammad Nawaz Nasery, MD; Farhad Farzam, MD; Mohibullah Salehzai, MD; Jamshid Sadiqi, MD, MS

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2015.12.003

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2016)

Childhood giant omental and mesenteric lipoma

Hidayatullah Hamidi, MD,
Najibullah Rasouly, MD, MS,
Hayatullah Khpalwak, MD, MS,
Mohammad Omer Malikzai, MD,
Ahmad Reshad Faizi, MBBS,
Mer Mahmood Shah Hoshang, MD,
Sahar Maroof, MD,
Mohammad Nawaz Nasery, MD,
Farhad Farzam, MD,
Mohibullah Salehzai, MD,
Jamshid Sadiqi, MD, MS

Affiliations

Hidayatullah Hamidi, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Najibullah Rasouly, MD, MS: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Hayatullah Khpalwak, MD, MS: Surgery Department, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), Kabul, Afghanistan
Mohammad Omer Malikzai, MD: Department of Pathology, CURE International Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan
Ahmad Reshad Faizi, MBBS: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Mer Mahmood Shah Hoshang, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Sahar Maroof, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Mohammad Nawaz Nasery, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Farhad Farzam, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Mohibullah Salehzai, MD: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan
Jamshid Sadiqi, MD, MS: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2015.12.003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 41 – 44

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Omental and mesenteric lipomas are very rare benign lesions of mature adipose tissue. They are well-defined, noninvasive, and encapsulated masses that can be discovered in asymptomatic patients or may cause variable nonspecific symptoms depending on their size and location. The omental and mesenteric lipoma has confusing features in ultrasound; however, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can well characterize and demarcate these lesions. Though few cases of mesenteric and omental lipomas have been reported in the literature, but because of its large size and childhood presentation, the case we present, can be one of the largest childhood omental and mesenteric lipomas ever reported. A 6-year-old girl presented with slowly progressing abdominal distension and repeated dull abdominal pain for last 4 years. Abdominal and pelvic computed tomography examination revealed a huge mesenteric and omental lipoma that was resected surgically without any complications.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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