title: Sclerosing mesocolitis.
abstract: A case report of sclerosing mesocolitis is presented. This is an unusual and poorly understood entity. A 49-year-old woman presented with episodic abdominal pain and a palpable abdominal mass. A fibrotic mass causing extensive compression of her cecum and transverse colon was found at laparotomy. The pathologic findings and treatment of sclerosing mesocolitis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis