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Omental Cake

A term of art referring to a flattened, firm omentum diffusely involved by neoplasia—e.g., carcinoma of the colon, ovary or stomach—or, far less commonly in developed nations, tuberculosis

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Pancake Omentum			DIAGNOSIS Omental cake from tuberculosis DISCUSSION There are many causes of the omental cake, which not infrequently occurs secondary to intraperitoneal tumor spread. Radiological case of the month: Paritosh C. Khanna, MD; Suleman A. ... by Khanna, Paritosh C.; Merchant, Suleman A.; Joshi, Anagha R. / Applied Radiology An abdominal plain film and a repeat CT scan demonstrated diffuse omental cakes with air-fluid levels in the small bowel. Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma Presenting as Omental Large Cell ... by Wynn, San San; Nagabundi, Satyagnani; Koo, Jaik; Chin, Nena W. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			omalizumab omapatrilat omarthritis omasal omasitis omasoabomasal omasum ombudsman OMD omefloxacin HCl omega Omega Male Omega Sign omega- omega-3 fatty acid omega-3 fatty acids omega-6 fatty acid omega-9 fatty acid omega-oxidation omega-oxidation theory Omenn's syndrome omenta omental omental appendix omental bursa Omental Cake omental foramen omental graft omentectomy omentitis omento- omentofixation omentopexy omentoplasty omentorrhaphy omentulum omentum omeprazole omicron Omiderm OMIM omission omitis Omkari Panwar ommatidium Ommaya reservoir omn. hor. omn. noct omn. quad. hor omni- OmniCath			omen omen omen omened omened omened omening omening omening Omenn syndrome Omenn's syndrome Omenn's syndrome Omenn's syndrome omens omens omens omens Omens of War omenta omenta omenta omental omental omental omental appendix omental bursa omental bursa omental bursa omental bursitis omental bursitis Omental Cake omental flap omental flap omental flap omental foramen omental foramen omental foramen omental foramen omental g's omental g's omental g's omental g's omental g's omental graft omental graft omental graft omental graft omental graft omental grafts omental grafts omental grafts omental grafts omental grafts omental hernia omental hernia omental hernia omental pedicle flap omental pedicle flap omental pedicle flap omental tear omental tear

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