Clinical evaluation of submucosal colonic lipomas: decision making

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Aug 21;12(31):5075-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5075.

Abstract

Even lipomas are the most common mesenchymal benign tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, symptomatic colonic presentation is rare. Herein, we evaluated four patients suffering from various size of colonic lipomas and approached by different therapeutic modalities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Colonoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology*
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Lipoma / therapy*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods