Omental cyst associated with mesenteric tuberculosis.
A case of omental cyst associated with tuberculosis in a 12 year old Nigerian girl is presented. It is suggested that the omental cyst is lymphogenous in origin and that spread of tuberculosis led to a rapid increase in its size. A brief review of the features of omental cysts is also included.
D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications*