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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 1, February 2017, pages 50-55


Sclerosing Mesenteritis: Multidisciplinary Collaboration Is Essential for Diagnosis and Treatment

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. CT imaging of the abdomen showed thickening of the sigmoid colon wall which corresponded to a palpable firm cord-like mass (20 × 5 cm) in the left lower quadrant with tenderness on physical examination.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Colonoscopy revealed that the descending colon mucosa had hyperemia, constriction, edema, and with cobble-stone sign (a) and the rectum was the most seriously affected segment which had circumferential erosion and superficial ulcer (b).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Colonic biopsy demonstrated mucosal infiltration by inflammatory cells and focal interstitial fibrosis (H&E staining, × 20).
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Endoscopic submucosal dissection procedure.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. ESD specimen showed erosion, inflammatory exudates, granulation tissue, and fibrinoid degeneration of small blood vessel wall (H&E staining, × 20).
Figure 6.
Figure 6. PET-CT of the abdomen showed significant accumulation of FDG uptake (SUV max: 5.7), diffuse edema and thickening (about 1.5 cm) of the distal descending colon wall, indicating an inflammatory lesion.
Figure 7.
Figure 7. Macroscopic examination of the partial colectomy revealed (a) a 48 cm segment of stiff bowel and (b) a 48 × 7 × 6 cm portion of stiff mesentery.
Figure 8.
Figure 8. Histologic findings in the partial colectomy and mesentery included fat necrosis and multifocality lipid-filled macrophages in mesentery adipose tissue (H&E staining, × 4, a), multifocality fibrosis in mesentery adipose tissue (H&E staining, × 4, b; H&E staining, × 20, c), markedly edematous submucosa and partially eroded and hemorrhagic mucosa (H&E staining, × 2.5, d).

Table

Table 1. Radiographic Features of Sclerosing Mesenteritis
 
Thickness of the involved mesentery
Increased fat density
Fibrosis and enlarged lymph nodes
Fat ring sign
Pseudocapsule
Dilated or engorged mesenteric vessels
Well-defined or poorly defined mesenteric mass
Strand-like densities around the mesenteric vessels
Well-defined soft tissue nodules (usually less than 5 mm)
Bowel obstruction