title: Aggressive angiomyxoma of greater omentum with pleural effusion in a young male.
abstract: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally aggressive, myxoid mesenchymal neoplasm, preferentially arising in the pelvic and perineal regions of young adult females. It may also occur in males, in the inguinoscrotal area. Here we report a case of a young male, who presented with a firm, diffuse, nontender swelling in the abdomen and right-sided pleural effusion. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed the presence of a large, cystic mass, almost filling the entire abdominal cavity. On laparotomy, a huge mass, approximately 25 cm × 20 cm × 4 cm in size, arising from the greater omentum, with increased vascularity, and occupying the entire abdomen, was excised. Histopathological examination along with immunohistochemistry established the diagnosis of an aggressive angiomyxoma. Here, we report the case of an aggressive angiomyxoma, originating from the greater omentum, in a young male, associated with right-sided pleural effusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, India.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Debraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jash
authors.forename: Sajib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Asis Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography