title: Childhood giant omental and mesenteric lipoma.
abstract: Omental and mesenteric lipomas are very rare benign lesions of mature adipose tissue. They are well-defined, noninvasive, and encapsulated masses that can be discovered in asymptomatic patients or may cause variable nonspecific symptoms depending on their size and location. The omental and mesenteric lipoma has confusing features in ultrasound; however, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can well characterize and demarcate these lesions. Though few cases of mesenteric and omental lipomas have been reported in the literature, but because of its large size and childhood presentation, the case we present, can be one of the largest childhood omental and mesenteric lipomas ever reported. A 6-year-old girl presented with slowly progressing abdominal distension and repeated dull abdominal pain for last 4 years. Abdominal and pelvic computed tomography examination revealed a huge mesenteric and omental lipoma that was resected surgically without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Hidayatullah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamidi
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Najibullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rasouly
authors.affiliation: Surgery Department, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), Kabul, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Hayatullah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khpalwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, CURE International Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad Omer
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Malikzai
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Ahmad Reshad
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Faizi
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Mer Mahmood Shah
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hoshang
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maroof
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad Nawaz
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nasery
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farzam
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Mohibullah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salehzai
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul 1006, Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadiqi
keywords: Abdominal distension; Lipoma; Mesenteric and omental mass; Pediatric abdominal mass