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Review
. 2007 May 7;13(17):2510-3.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i17.2510.

Cecal lipoma with pseudomalignant features: a case report and review of the literature

Panagiotis Katsinelos  1 , Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Christos Zavos, Ioannis Pilpilidis, Georgia Lazaraki, Basilis Papaziogas, George Paroutoglou, Jannis Kountouras, Dimitris Paikos
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Cecal lipoma with pseudomalignant features: a case report and review of the literature

Panagiotis Katsinelos et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Colonic lipoma is a well-documented benign neoplasia, endoscopically appearing as a smooth round yellowish polyp with a thick stalk or broad-based attachment. We describe a 63-year old woman with persistent abdominal pain, in whom colonoscopy revealed a cecal mass with malignant features. Based on the colonoscopy findings, right hemicolectomy was laparoscopically performed for a presumptive diagnosis of a cecal adenocarcinoma, but histological examination revealed a colonic lipoma with overlying mucosal ulceration.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic view of a broad-attachment polypoid tumor (A) and bleeding from the lesion on compression with biopsy forceps on compression with biopsy forceps (B). The overlying mucosa was nodular with ulcerations.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Endoscopic view of a broad-attachment polypoid tumor (A) and bleeding from the lesion on compression with biopsy forceps on compression with biopsy forceps (B). The overlying mucosa was nodular with ulcerations.
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