Omental cake
In radiology, omental cake is sign indicative of an abnormally thickened greater omentum.[1] It refers to infiltration of the omental fat by material of soft-tissue density. Typically, it is caused by infiltration of metastatic tumours arising from the stomach, ovary, or colon. It can also result from tuberculous peritonitis.[2] Another cause is lymphoma, in which omental caking is usually associated lymphadenopathy.[3]
| Omental cake | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | metastatic tumors |
References
- med/2749 at eMedicine
- Roche CJ, O'Keeffe DP, Lee WK, Duddalwar VA, Torreggiani WC, Curtis JM (2002). "Selections from the buffet of food signs in radiology". Radiographics. 22 (6): 1369–84. doi:10.1148/rg.226025521. PMID 12432108.
- Goel, Ayush; Gaillard, Frank. "Omental cake". Radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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