Lipogranulomatosis of the mesentery

This paper describes a 21-year-old man with lipogranulomatosis of the mesentery. This condition is characterized by a non-specific inflammatory process of the adipose tissue in the radix mesenterii. So far as could be established, this is the first patient in whom vascular anomalies and displacement of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes have been described. However, these changes are hardly specific so that definite conformation of the diagnosis must be obtained by a biopsy. The aetiology is unknown. There is no established therapy for this benign, self-limiting disease.