Abstract
Leiomyomas of the mesentery are very rare, and only 11 cases including this case have been seen in the Japanese literature. A 71-year-old man was seen at the hospital because of the abdominal fullness and constipation. An infant head-sized mass which was elastic soft and smooth on its surface was palpated on the right lower abdomen with a remarkable mobility. Preoperative examination revealed a well-defined tumor with slightly heterogenous internal image in the mesentery. He was diagnosed as to have a mesenteric tumor and an operation was performed. The tumor was located in the mesentery of the small intestine, covering from 1.8 m to 3 m oral side from the Bauhin's valve and compressed the small intestine extramurally at two portions. No infiltration into the small intestine nor metastasis of mesenteric lymph nodes was found and a resection of the small intestine including the tumor was performed. The resected material was histologically diagnosed as leiomyoma.
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