‘Ubiquitous’ Tumour Elsewhere, But Uncommon in the Colon! Can We Ignore this Lesion?
Lipoma, a benign tumour of mature fat cells, can occur anywhere in the body and hence termed ‘ubiquitous tumour’. But it rarely occurs in the colon and can present with complications and mimic malignancy. We present a case of descending colonic lipoma which led to a diagnostic dilemma.
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doaj-fb9e8cf0cfa14f0783736c2050a266682020-11-25T02:49:59ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-06-01106PD01PD0210.7860/JCDR/2016/17777.7908‘Ubiquitous’ Tumour Elsewhere, But Uncommon in the Colon! Can We Ignore this Lesion?Gabriel Rodrigues0Professor, Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.Lipoma, a benign tumour of mature fat cells, can occur anywhere in the body and hence termed ‘ubiquitous tumour’. But it rarely occurs in the colon and can present with complications and mimic malignancy. We present a case of descending colonic lipoma which led to a diagnostic dilemma. https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7908/17777_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(SWAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdflipomaobstructionsurgery |
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‘Ubiquitous’ Tumour Elsewhere, But Uncommon in the Colon! Can We Ignore this Lesion? |
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‘Ubiquitous’ Tumour Elsewhere, But Uncommon in the Colon! Can We Ignore this Lesion? |
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‘Ubiquitous’ Tumour Elsewhere, But Uncommon in the Colon! Can We Ignore this Lesion? |
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‘ubiquitous’ tumour elsewhere, but uncommon in the colon! can we ignore this lesion? |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited |
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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2249-782X 0973-709X |
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2016-06-01 |
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Lipoma, a benign tumour of mature fat cells, can occur anywhere in the body and hence termed ‘ubiquitous tumour’. But it rarely occurs
in the colon and can present with complications and mimic malignancy. We present a case of descending colonic lipoma which led to
a diagnostic dilemma. |
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lipoma obstruction surgery |
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