Lipohyperplasia of the Ileocecal Valve Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm on CT: A Case Report

ABSTRACT

We report a case in which CT scanning revealed lipohyperplasia of the ileocecal (IC) valve and cecum with acute inflammation and ulceration mimicking malignant neoplasm. At unenhanced CT, lesion attenuation was lower than that of back muscle, and at contrast-enhanced CT, the lesion was seen as a lobulated polypoid mass with inhomogeneous enhancement, pericecal fat infiltration, and pericecal lymphadenopathy. Although these findings mimick those of malignant neoplasm, the typical location of the mass, involving the IC valve, and the low attenuation observed at unenhanced CT, can help distinguish it from other masses.