Mesenteric panniculitis: comparison of computed tomography findings in patients with and without malignancy.

Purpose: The aim was to compare computed tomography (CT) findings between patients with mesenteric panniculitis (MP) with and without known malignancy.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 116 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with MP on the basis of CT findings and categorized them according to the absence (Group 1: 73 patients) or presence (Group 2: 43 patients) of malignancy. Patient age and sex, diameter, size, mass effect, location, and fat density of the MP mass, presence of a pseudocapsule and/or halo sign, and lymph node status were compared between the two groups.