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Spontaneous isolated mesenteric fibromatosis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A rate case of spontaneous isolated mesenteric fibromatosis (mesenteric desmoid) unassociated with Gardner's syndrome or prior abdominal surgery is presented. Computed tomography revealed a nonenhancing, well-defined, large, soft-tissue mass in the mesentery. The clinical and radiographic features of mesenteri fibromatosis are reviewed and the differential diagnosis is discussed.

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  1. the Department of Radiology, David Grant USAF Medical Center, 94535, Travis Air Force Base, California

    Mark D. Forte M.D. & William E. Brant M.D.

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Forte, M.D., Brant, W.E. Spontaneous isolated mesenteric fibromatosis. Dis Colon Rectum 31, 315–317 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554369

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