A large lipoma of the descending colon: A rare case report

Ho Huu An, MD, PhD; Trieu Trieu Duong, MD, PhD; Nguyen Van Truong, MD; Le Van Quoc, MD; Vu Ngoc Son, MD; Nguyen-Van Phu Thang, MD; Nguyen Van Thach, MD; Do Duc Cuong, MD, PhD; Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc

Radiology Case Reports (Nov 2021)

A large lipoma of the descending colon: A rare case report

Ho Huu An, MD, PhD,
Trieu Trieu Duong, MD, PhD,
Nguyen Van Truong, MD,
Le Van Quoc, MD,
Vu Ngoc Son, MD,
Nguyen-Van Phu Thang, MD,
Nguyen Van Thach, MD,
Do Duc Cuong, MD, PhD,
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc

Affiliations

Ho Huu An, MD, PhD: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Trieu Trieu Duong, MD, PhD: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Truong, MD: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Le Van Quoc, MD: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vu Ngoc Son, MD: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen-Van Phu Thang, MD: Department of Pathology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thach, MD: Department of Pathology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Do Duc Cuong, MD, PhD: Department of Radiology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, VietNam; Co-corresponding authors.
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc: Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam; Co-corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 11
pp. 3396 – 3399

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Colon lipoma is a rare benign disease in the gastrointestinal tract with an incidence rate of approximately 0.035%-4.4%. The disease is often asymptomatic, so it is frequently discovered incidentally through endoscopy, computed tomography , or autopsy. When the tumor is over 2 cm in size, symptoms such as abdominal pain, bowel disorders, and bowel obstruction are common. Surgery is considered the mainstay of treatment for colonic lipomas. Furthermore, surgical (rather than endoscopic) resection is preferred for lipomas >2 cm to avoid complications such as bleeding and perforation. We report on a 61-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with a 4-cm descending colonic fat tumor detected by endoscopy and computed tomography and confirmed by pathology.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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