Mesenteric panniculitis of the sigmoid colon

ABSTRACT

A 44-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and lower abdominal mass. CT findings were not characteristic, and exploratory laparotomy revealed a mass involving the sigmoid colon with gross appearance simulating malignancy. Histological examination of the resected sigmoid colon revealed Mesenteric Panniculitis. Post-operatively, her symptoms dramatically improved. Having reviewed the literature, this appears to be the first reported case among the Saudi population