title: Nodular fasciitis in the mesentery, a differential diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis.
abstract: Nodular fasciitis is a benign proliferative lesion composed of fibroblast-like cells that affects various sites in the body. We describe a patient with nodular fasciitis in the mesentery, encountered during laparotomy for the treatment of ascending colon cancer. The nodular fasciitis in our patient resembled peritoneal dissemination of malignancy on macroscopic observation. Because the treatment options change with concomitant peritoneal dissemination of gastrointestinal tract malignancy, recognition of this rare condition and preparation for unexpected nodular lesions are crucial.
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiga
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dabanaka
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namikawa
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munekage
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Mai Shiga, Ken Okamoto, Hiromichi Maeda, Ken Dabanaka, Tsutomu Namikawa, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Department of Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanazaki
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
keywords: Colon cancer; Digestive system cancer; Immunohistochemistry; Laparoscopic surgery; Neoplasm metastasis; Soft tissue neoplasms