title: Giant mesenteric cyst of abdomen herniating into scrotum.
abstract: Cystic mesenteric tumors are rare abdominal neoplasms. We report a 55-year-old man with recurrent benign mesothelioma arising from the left colonic mesentery and extending into the scrotal sac. He recovered well after excision of the abdominal and scrotal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Medical College, Mumbai 400 022. nchopda@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nutan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghag
authors.forename: Jagruti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waghela
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Prabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sawant
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index