title: Mesenteric lipodystrophy.
abstract: Three cases of mesenteric lipodystrophy with a wide range of clinicopathological features are reported. Mesenteric lipodystrophy may present as an acute abdomen or with non-specific upper abdominal symptoms. Routine biochemical and haematological investigations are within normal limits. Histological examination shows lipid-filled macrophages in sheets and bands with focal cyst formation. Mesenteric lipodystrophy is a rare condition. A firm diagnosis can be reached only by histological examination and a number of conditions need to be considered in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*