Abstract
Giant Colorectal Lipoma of Left Colon: Case Report and Literature Review
Highlights
Lipoma of the colon is a benign gastrointestinal tumor, first described by Bauer in 1757 [1]
Episodes of intussusception or intestinal obstruction may be observed in patients with giant lipoma in whom the initial manifestation of the tumor may be diagnosed as acute surgical abdomen
We report the case of a patient with a symptomatic giant lipoma of the sigmoid colon that was surgically resected
Summary
Lipoma of the colon is a benign gastrointestinal tumor, first described by Bauer in 1757 [1]. In 90% of cases, lipoma grows in the submucosal [3], making its correct diagnosis and proper therapeutic management difficult [4] They are more common in women in their 50s and 60s, and are usually detected during autopsy, colonoscopy, or surgery [5]. A female patient, 66 years of age, was admitted to the general surgery Division of the Hospital de Base by Dr Ary Pinheiro, in Porto Velho, Brazil She presented with abdominal pain in the lower left quadrant associated with hematochezia over the past three months and had a weight loss of 4 kg during that period. The patient presented satisfactory postoperative progress and after removal of the abdominal drain was discharged on the fifth day following surgery Her case has been followed has for 1 year and has remained free from symptomless
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