Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Fat necrosis secondary to pancreatitis can be either mild and self limited or create severe organ damage,but may rarely lead to abdominal opancreatic pseudotumor.We report a case of fat necrosis secondary to pancreatitis which clinically simulates transverse colon cancer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. Mirmomen, A. Sadeghi, H. Froutan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2007-02-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-240&slc_lang=en&sid=1