ABSTRACT
Seven cases of lipoma of the intestine demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) are reported. There were three men and four women who ranged in age from 47 to 78 years. The lipomas were in the small intestine in four patients, and in the colon in three. CT documented the characteristic low attenuation (fat density) of these masses in all patients. It is concluded that intestinal lipomas are important indications for CT evaluations.
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Colonic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Duodenal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Jejunal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Lipoma/diagnostic imaging , Sigmoid Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Duodenal Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Humans , Jejunal Neoplasms/surgery , Lipoma/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Sigmoid Neoplasms/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A 62-year-old woman with a large mass in the hepatic hilus underwent surgery. Histologically the tumor was predominantly composed of spindle-shaped cells with nuclear palisading and cells that stained positively for S-100 protein. The diagnosis was benign schwannoma (neurilemoma). The presence of lymphoid cuffing with lymphoid follicles in the capsule and xanthomatous change differed from conventional soft parts schwannoma and closely resembled benign schwannoma in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Bile Duct Neoplasms/surgery , Neurilemmoma/surgery , Bile Duct Neoplasms/diagnosis , Bile Duct Neoplasms/pathology , Bile Ducts/pathology , Female , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Ligaments , Middle Aged , Neurilemmoma/diagnosis , Neurilemmoma/pathology , S100 Proteins/analysis , Staining and LabelingABSTRACT
We report five cases of absence of the left liver lobe diagnosed by ultrasonography (US) and/or computed tomography (CT). There were four men and one woman, with an average age of 62.8 years. The right lobe was normal in four patients and enlarged in one. A tongue-like hypertrophy of the caudate lobe was present in two patients. The gallbladder was located at the left portion of the liver. Elevation of the antrum of the stomach was also seen.
