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We present herein the rare case of a 48-year-old man in whom an abdominal mass, revealed by celiotomy to be a solid tumor of the mesoappendix, was histologically diagnosed as having a venous hemangioma. To our knowledge, only 18 cases of mesenteric hemangioma have been reported in Japan, including the present case. However, establishing a correct diagnosis preoperatively is extremely difficult despite advanced imaging techniques. In fact, a mesenteric mass was diagnosed preoperatively in only 3 of these 18 cases. Complete excision with or without bowel resection was performed in 16 cases. Interestingly, the histological diagnosis of all the previous cases was cavernous hemangioma, confirming that this report decuments the first case of venous hemangioma of the mesentery in the Japanese literature.
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Hanatate, F., Mizuno, Y. & Murakami, T. Venous hemangioma of the mesoappendix: Report of a case and a brief review of the Japanese literature. Surg Today 25, 962–964 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312382
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312382