Nodular mesenteritis: report of a case simulating carcinoma of the sigmoid colon and analysis of its histologic profile.
A case of nodular mesenteritis simulating a carcinoma of the sigmoid is presented. The unusual features of the case are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the basic histologic reactions seen in nodular mesenteritis and on their possible implications. The questionable relationship to Weber-Christian disease is discussed.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000473:pathology; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*