TWO CASES OF NEUROFIBROSARCOMA ARISING FROM THE ILEAL MESENTERY

Neurogenic tumors of the mesentery are very rare. We report two such cases that were treated recently. The first case was 55-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, melena and abdominal pain. Computed tomography and abdominal echo revealed a tumor in the lower abdomen with a liver cyst. Operatively, this was diagnosed to be a primary tumor of the ileal mesentery. Pathological diagnosis was neurofibrosarcoma. Postoperative recovery was good. Nine months later, however, he died because of diffuse invasion of the tumor. The second case, a 45-year-old female, was admitted to our hospital complaining of abdominal pain. Abdominal echo suggested an ovarian tumor. At operation this tumor was also diagnosed to arise from the ileal mesentery. Pathological diagnosis was again neurofibrosarcoma. Postoperative course was uneventful.