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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
[Submucosal lipoma of the colon with intussusception]
Alejandro Avilés-Salas1, Miguel Enrique Cuéllar-Mendoza
1Departamento de Patologia, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, México, DF, México. alejandroaviles2001@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Lipomas are the most frequent benign tumours of the digestive tract and 50% are localized in the colon. Most are found in the submucosa and may vary in their incidence, localization, symptoms and pathogenesis. We present the case of a 49-year-old female with intermittent intestinal subocclusion, abdominal distention and intussusception. Colonoscopy disclosed a submucous tumour in the descending colon. Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy was performed with resection of the lesion. Definitive pathology revealed a submucous colon lipoma. It is important to know the different presentations of these tumours because they can be mistaken for a malignant lesion.
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