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mesenteric
(redirected from mesenteric lymph node)

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mesenteric [¦mez·ən¦ter·ik]
(anatomy)
Of or pertaining to the mesentery.


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A hemicolectomy and excision of a prominent mesenteric lymph node was performed.
The margins were free of tumor, but 1 of 10 mesenteric lymph nodes was positive for metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Because of unclear and questionable diagnosis, exploratory laparotomy was performed on several patients, invariably showing an abundant yellowish and thick ascitic fluid, soft hypertrophied mesenteric lymph nodes (3 cm-5 cm) mostly in the ileocecal region, and substantial edema involving one segment of small bowel, cecum, or ascending colon.
 
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