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World J Radiol. Nov 28, 2013; 5(11): 446-449
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i11.446
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v5.i11.446
Mesenteric myolipoma
Adel Maataoui, Fawad M Khan, Thomas J Vogl, Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Alexander Erler, Institute for Pathology, Helios Hospital Wuppertal, Heusnerstraße 40, 42283 Wuppertal, Germany
Author contributions: Erler A, Vogl TJ supervised the project; Maataoui A, Erler A designed the report and analysed the data; Maataoui A, Khan FM, Erler A wrote the main paper. All authors discussed and interpreted the case and commented on the manuscript at all stages.
Correspondence to: Adel Maataoui, MD, Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. adel.maataoui@gmx.de
Telephone: +49-69-63015534 Fax: +49-69-63014222
Received: August 7, 2013
Revised: October 6, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Revised: October 6, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Benign myolipoma, first described in 1991, is a benign soft tissue tumor which is composed of smooth muscle and adipose tissue and occurs sporadically in different locations. Particularly in peritoneal or retroperitoneal localization myolipomas are very large at diagnosis. The authors report for the first time of a diffuse mesenterial myolipoma in a male individual. Radiographic image characteristics based on computed tomography and macro- and histopathologic findings are presented and discussed.