Introduction:

mesenteric panniculitis is a rare disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the adipose tissue of the intestinal mesentery, its etiology is unknown.

Objective:

to describe the clinical and radiological management of a patient with mesenteric panniculitis treated at Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital in Havana, Cuba.

Clinical case:

a 62-year-old, male patient with apparent health history, ex-smoker. Six months ago, the patient noticed the presence of an abdominal mass located in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen. Mesenteric panniculitis is diagnosed.

Conclusions:

in spite of being a rare entity, mesenteric panniculitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with palpable abdominal mass, where the imaging studies are valuable for its diagnosis.

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