Catalog

Mesenteric lipodystrophy

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Mesenteric lipodystrophy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1564440835

Sclerosing (retractile) mesenteritis, mesenteric panniculitis, and mesenteric lipodystrophy are unusual lesions characterized by a tumorlike expansion of the mesentery composed of variable degrees of fibrosis, chronic inflammation, and fat necrosis. Mesenteric lipodystrophy is characterized with a predominance of fat necrosis with little or no fibrosis or inflammation in mesentery.