Catalog

Sclerosing mesenteritis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Sclerosing mesenteritis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/18838021

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. Sclerosing mesenteritis is characterized with fibrosis, chronic inflammation, and fat necrosis with a predominance of fibrosis in mesentery.