A case report of cyst of the mesentery diagnosed as ovarian endometrial cyst.

Abstract

Tumors of the mesentery are sometimes mistaken for ovarial ones. This report deals with a case of 25 year old woman with a benign tumor of the mesentery.
She was admitted to our hospital with complaint of occasional abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed a new born head sized, tense elastic and movable tumor occupying the pelvic cavity. Peripheral blood analysis, serum biochemistry and tumor marker data showed no abnormality.
The tumor was suspected to be a ovarian endometrial cyst by ultrasonography, X-CT and MR-CT. Laparotomy revealed a cyst of the mesentery of the small intestine. Histologically, the tumor proved to be a benign cyst.
A reviw of the literatures is added.