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Case Reports
. 1985 Mar-Apr;9(2):366-8.
doi: 10.1097/00004728-198503000-00027.

Torsion of lipoma of appendix epiploica: CT evaluation

E J Farmlett, E K Fishman, B Jones, S S Siegelman
Case Reports

Torsion of lipoma of appendix epiploica: CT evaluation

E J Farmlett et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1985 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We present a case of a large abdominal mass of fat density on CT, which proved at surgery to be a lipoma arising in an appendix epiploica. The clinical, pathological, and radiological aspects of appendices epiploicae are discussed.

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