title: Multiple peritoneal calcifying fibrous tumors revealed by ischemic colitis.
abstract: We report the case of a 41-year-old man presenting with multiple calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) revealed by ischemic colitis. Peritoneal nodular lesions involved omental, mesenteric, mesorectal, and mesocolic serosal surfaces. Histologically, nodules were composed of dense bundles of collagen, calcifications, and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. These findings were diagnostic of CFTs, a rare and often asymptomatic benign fibrous process. Multiple peritoneal CFTs are very uncommon and usually occur in women. Calcifying fibrous tumors are usually cured by surgical excision. The differential diagnosis and histogenesis of this entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies du Foie et de l'Appareil Digestif, Hôpital de Bicêtre, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France. rita.bou-farah@bct.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Rita Bou
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dimet
authors.forename: Anne Thirot
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bidault
authors.forename: Cedric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benbraheim
authors.forename: Nafissatou
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lazure
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gayral
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buffet
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelletier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*