Author/Authors :
Bagherzadeh Saba, Reza Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sadeghi, Amir Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Rad, Neda Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center - Research institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Safari, Mohammad Taghi Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Barzegar, Farnoush Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center - Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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.
