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Lipoma of the descending colon: A case report
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Colon, lipoma, CT, colonoscopy
Abstract
Colon lipoma is a rare benign disease in the gastrointestinal tract, the incidence is about 0.035% to 4.4%. The disease is often asymptomatic, so it is often discovered incidentally through endoscopy, computed tomography, or autopsy. When the tumor is over 2cm in size, symptoms such as abdominal pain, bowel disorders, bowel obstruction are common. Surgery is considered the mainstay of treatment for colonic lipomas. Furthermore, surgical rather than endoscopic resection is preferred for lipomas > 2cm to avoid complications such as bleeding and perforation. We report a 61-year-old female patient who had a 4cm descending colonic fat tumor detected by endoscopy, computed tomography, and confirmed by pathology.
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2. Ryan J, Martin, JE, and Pollock DJ (1989) Fatty tumours of the large intestine: A clinicopathological review of 13 cases. Br J Surg 76(8): 793-796.
3. Ghidirim G et al (2005) Giant submucosal lipoma of the cecum: Report of a case and review of literature. Rom J Gastroenterol 14(4): 393-396.
4. Gould DJ et al (2011) A lipoma of the transverse colon causing intermittent obstruction: A rare cause for surgical intervention. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 7(7): 487-490.
5. Ozen O, Guler Y, and Yuksel Y (2019) Giant colonic lipoma causing intussusception: CT scan and clinical findings. Pan Afr Med J 32: 27.
6. Farfour AN, AbuOmar NA, and Alsohaibani FI (2020) Large lipoma of the ascending colon: A case report and review of literature. J Surg Case Rep 2020(9): 354.
7. Crocetti D et al (2014) Surgery for symptomatic colon lipoma: A systematic review of the literature. Anticancer Res 34(11): 6271-6276.
8. Presti ME et al (2015) Colonic lipoma with gastrointestinal bleeding and intussusception. ACG Case Rep J 2(3): 135-136.
9. Nowak M, Kabza A, and Gluszek S (2007) Intestinal obstruction due to a colonic lipoma. Studia Medyczne Akademii Swiêtokrzyskiej 5: 11-17.
10. Sapalidis K et al (2019) Symptomatic colonic lipomas: Report of two cases and a review of the literature. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 7:2050313X19830477.
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Jul 31, 2021
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TruongN. V., DuongT. T., BinhD. D., AnH. H., LinhT. T., & QuocL. V. (2021). Lipoma of the descending colon: A case report. Tạp Chí Y Dược lâm sàng 108, 16(5). https://doi.org/10.52389/ydls.v16i5.821