Abstract
Submucosa of the colon is a rare site for the formation of lipomas, which are usually asymptomatic. A 57 year-old male presented with 25 days-long history of abdominal pain. CT scan showed colo-colonic intussusception. The intussuscepted segment was resected. On histopathology, diagnosis of submucosal lipoma of colon was given. Colonic lipomas often pose a diagnostic challenge. A definitive diagnosis of colonic lipoma is often obtained from histopathological examination of the resected specimen.
Highlights
Intestinal lipomas are benign, slow growing mesenchymal neoplasms arising from connective tissue in the bowel wall
90% of colonic lipomas are located in the submucosa; the remainder of these tumors are subserosal or intramucosal in origin
We report a case of symptomatic submucous lipoma of ascending colon
Summary
Intestinal lipomas are benign, slow growing mesenchymal neoplasms arising from connective tissue in the bowel wall. 90% of colonic lipomas are located in the submucosa; the remainder of these tumors are subserosal or intramucosal in origin. They vary in size from several millimeters to 30 cm.[3] Lipomas measuring >4cm are considered Giant.[3][4]. They are solitary but few cases of multiple lesions have been reported.[5].
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