Preoperative diagnosis of colonic angiolipoma: a case report
Yang-Yuan Chen1, Maw-Soan Soon
1Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China. yangyuan@cch.org.tw
World Journal of Gastroenterology
|August 27, 2005
Abstract:
Angiolipoma, a common benign tumor mostly seen in the subcutaneous tissue, is a rare pathological condition in the gastrointestinal tract that is usually diagnosed postoperatively. In this case report, an angiolipoma was diagnosed preoperatively by imaging (including CT scans, abdominal echo, barium enema, and colonoscopy). This pathology was confirmed postoperatively. Computed tomography scan, abdominal echo, and barium enema images were presented.
