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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;9(Suppl1):S93-S96.

Colonic intussusception in descending colon: An unusual presentation of colon lipoma

Reza Bagherzadeh Saba  1 , Amir Sadeghi  1 , Neda Rad  2 , Mohammad Taghi Safari  1 , Farnoush Barzegar  1
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Case Reports

Colonic intussusception in descending colon: An unusual presentation of colon lipoma

Reza Bagherzadeh Saba et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Lipomas of the colon are relatively rare benign soft tissue tumors derived from mature adipocytes of mesenchymatic origin. During colonoscopy, surgery or autopsy they are generally discovered incidentally. Most cases are asymptomatic, with a small tumor size, and do not need any special treatment. However, in the cases with larger in size of tumor some symptoms such as anemia, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, bleeding, or intussusception may be presented. We reported a 47-year-old woman with colonic intussusception in the descending colon caused by colonic lipoma and diagnosed after surgical exploration for obstructive colonic mass.

Keywords: Colonic intussusception; Colonic lipoma; Descending colon.

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Figure 1
Colonoscopic view of polypoid lesion protruding into the colonic lumen
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Tomographic view of the intussuscepted descending colon
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Gross morphology of lesion
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Resected specimen representing fatty consistency
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