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.

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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
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spelling doaj-6440fdc1136e4e519525208d5e0225aa2020-11-24T23:48:31ZengIran University of Medical SciencesMedical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran1016-14302251-68402007-02-01204215217Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case ReportS. MirmomenA. SadeghiH. FroutanFat 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.http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-240&slc_lang=en&sid=1Fat necrosisPancreatitisAbdominal mass
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author S. Mirmomen
A. Sadeghi
H. Froutan
spellingShingle S. Mirmomen
A. Sadeghi
H. Froutan
Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Fat necrosis
Pancreatitis
Abdominal mass
author_facet S. Mirmomen
A. Sadeghi
H. Froutan
author_sort S. Mirmomen
title Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
title_short Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
title_full Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
title_fullStr Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Fat necrosis Secondary to Pancreatitis Mimicking Transverse Colon Cancer: A Case Report
title_sort fat necrosis secondary to pancreatitis mimicking transverse colon cancer: a case report
publisher Iran University of Medical Sciences
series Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
issn 1016-1430
2251-6840
publishDate 2007-02-01
description 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.
topic Fat necrosis
Pancreatitis
Abdominal mass
url http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-240&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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