Mesenteric Calcifications

• Calcified lymph nodes: Treated lymphoma, infection (tuberculosis, fungal), sarcoidosis
• Pancreatic saponification:
• Mucinous metastases: From ovarian or gastrointestinal neoplasms
• Carcinoid tumor: Single mass with significant desmoplastic reaction causing tethering of adjacent loops of small bowel toward the mass
• Calcified metastatic implants: Ovarian carcinoma, mucinous colon carcinoma, or gastric carcinoma.
• Chronic sclerosing mesenteritis:
• Peritoneal echinococcosis:

References

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• Sheth S, Horton KM, Garland MR, Fishman EK. Mesenteric neoplasms: CT appearances of primary and secondary tumors and differential diagnosis. Radiographics. 2003 Mar-Apr;23(2):457-73.