| Giant lipoma of the transverse colon: a case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 19927786 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Colonic lipomas are benign adipose tumors which are usually submucosal. Small lesions are asymptomatic and may be detected incidentally. Large lipomas can cause symptoms. AIM: We report a case of symptomatic giant colonic lipoma OBSERVATION: A 67-year old woman was admitted to hospital with persistent abdominal pain, for which a barium enema showed a large polypoid mass occluding the lumen of the transverse colon. Colonoscopy revealed a tumor narrowing the bowel lumen of about 5 cm in diameter with a sessile appearance and ulcerated overlying mucosa. The possibility of colonic malignancy could not be precluded and an operative resection was performed. Pathological examination revealed a colonic lipoma. Twelve months after the surgery, the patient was free of symptoms. CONCLUSION: Awareness of the possibility of colonic lipomas is important for clinicians in terms of evaluation of therapeutic regimen. |
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Authors:
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Leila Mnif; Ali Amouri; Mohamed A Masmoudi; Amin Mezghanni; Naourez Gouiaa; Tahia Boudawara; Nabil Tahri |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: La Tunisie m??dicale Volume: 87 ISSN: 0041-4131 ISO Abbreviation: Tunis Med Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-20 Completed Date: 2010-01-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413766 Medline TA: Tunis Med Country: Tunisia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 398-402 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia. |
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Aged Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis* Female Humans Lipoma / diagnosis* |
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