Table 3. Location of the underlying abdominal lesion and fat stranding on CT images.
| Etiology | Mesentery | Omentum | Retroperitoneum | Pericolic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying lesions (n = 49) | ||||||
| Tumor | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Malignant | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Benign | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Inflammation | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Trauma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 23 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Fat stranding (n = 78) | ||||||
| Tumor | 14 | 24 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Malignant | 13 | 22 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Benign | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Inflammation | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Trauma | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Total | 15 | 28 | 21 | 14 | ||
CT, computed tomography.