title: Normal Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomogram in a Patient with Apparent Mesenteric Panniculitis: Biopsy Is Still the Answer.
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis (also known as sclerosing mesenteritis) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the mesenteric connective tissue. It is known to have a wide spectrum of clinical and radiological presentations. In general, biopsy is recommended for diagnosis; however, a recent study proposed that a negative positron emission tomography- computerized tomography (PET-CT) scan is accurate in differentiating benign and neoplastic mesenteric processes [Br J Radiol 2006;79:37-43]. The following case report questions the accuracy of PET-CT in this setting and confirms the requirement for biopsy to rule out the presence of mesenteric lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: Eli D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ehrenpreis
authors.forename: Archana S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aki
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boiskin