Lipoma of the transverse colon with intussusception: A case report / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 41-45, 2001.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-105801
ABSTRACT
Colonic lipomas represent the most frequent mesenchymal benign tumors of the large intestine after hyperplastic polyps and adenomatous polyps, but the pathogenesis is unclear. These tumors are composed of mature fatty tissue and usually arise in the submucosa. They are usually solitary and small, and may be sessile or pedunculated. Most patients are asymptomatic and their tumors are often detected incidentally, but tumors larger than 2 cm tend to produce change in bowel habit, abdominal pain, rectorrhagia and complications such a luminal obstruction or intestinal intussusception. Diagnosis may be aided by colonoscopy with biopsy, barium enema and computed tomography. Colonic lipomas occur most often in the right colon, particularly in the ileocecal valve. Some cases of such lipoma of transverse colon have been reported in Europe and the United States, but rare in Korea. We report a case of lipoma of the transverse colon that was originated in subserosa and presented as a intussusception in a 63-year-old woman with brief review of literatures.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phenobarbital
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Polyps
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Barium
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United States
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Biopsy
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Abdominal Pain
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Adipose Tissue
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Colonoscopy
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Colon
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Adenomatous Polyps
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Asia
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Europa
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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