title: [Free mobile intra-abdominal "tumor"].
abstract: The rare condition of an accidentally discovered 3 cm sized tumor in the abdomen is reported which was completely free and migrating within the abdominal cavity. Initially it was detected by ultrasound and thereafter reconfirmed in several CT scans over 2.5 years. Surprisingly the tumor was localized at different sites. Finally it was removed laparoscopically. Histopathology revealed that it was most probably a calcified appendix epiploicum separated from the colon.
authors.affiliation: Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Kliniken Böblingen im Klinikverbund-Südwest, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Tübingen, Deutschland. m.buntrock@klinikverbund-suedwest.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buntrock
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manncke
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography