Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of Mesentery: A Case Report

Mucinous cystic neoplasms are very rare tumours. They may originate from ovaries, pancreas or other intra-abdominal sites but they rarely originate from the mesentery. They can be asymptomatic or present as an abdominal mass or abdominal pain. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain and cystic mass per abdomen with a diagnosis of mesenteric cyst made on further imaging studies. Subsequent excision and histopathological analysis demonstrated the cyst to be a mucinous tumour arising from the mesocolon. Mesenteric cyst must be considered as one of the differentials in abdominal cystic lesions.