Neoplasms
of the mesentery
Mesenteric tumours are classified as:
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lipoma,
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flbroma,
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fibromyxoma;
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malignant:
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lymphoma,
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secondary carcinoma.
Tumours situated in the mesentery give rise to
physical signs similar to those of a mesenteric cyst, the sole exception being
that they sometimes feel solid.
A benign tumour of the mesentery is excised in the same way as an enterogenous mesenteric cyst, i.e. with resection of the adjacent intestine. When possible, a malignant tumour of the mesentery is subjected to the same treatment. In inoperable cases, radiotherapy can be employed if the biopsy specimen reveals that the growth is radiosensitive.