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Mesenteric panniculitis: is it really associated with cancer? A retrospective imaging-based study
Naser Obeidat1, Mamoon Al-Omari1, Jehad Fataftah2
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Background:
The link between mesenteric panniculitis (MP) and cancer is debated. We explored this association after adjusting for age.
Materials & Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed abdominal CT scans of 8,750 patients between 2015 and 2017. Patients were categorized by cancer status.
Results:
Of included patients, 8.7% had cancer. MP was found in 148 patients (58% males, mean age 57.8 years). MP was more frequent in cancer patients (5.14%) compared to no-cancer group (1.36%). Among MP patients, breast cancer was the most common malignancy. After adjusting for age, MP remained significantly associated with breast cancer and multiple myeloma in females and lymphoma in males.
Conclusion:
MP was significantly associated with breast cancer and multiple myeloma in females and lymphoma in males.
