An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed an infiltrating 4.2 x 6-cm mass at the root of the small bowel mesentery, with areas of punctate calcifications within it (Figure 1a-f).

Medical test results can be hard to understand. If an ultrasound finds a hypoechoic mass, you may have wondered what that means.‌ A hypoechoic mass looks dark gray on an ultrasound. That means ...

Mesenteric fat is drained by the portal circulation and has been suggested to be a key component in obesity-related health risk, notably the metabolic syndrome. There are increasing ...

A TOS ultrasound examines major central arm blood vessels. Raynaud's Phenomenon Testing This plethysmography test is used to check for Raynaud’s phenomenon by placing a small sensor on the fingers or ...

Well-differentiated small intestine neuroendocrine tumors can give rise to mesenteric tumor deposits, which are not included in the current American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for ...