Submucosal lipoma of the colon. Apropos of a case

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  • Carlos Miguel Pino Torrens Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

lipoma/diagnosis, colon

Abstract

Colon lipomas are the second most common benign tumors in the colon (0.2%), after the adenomas. They are the most frequent non-epithelial (mesenchymal) tumors in the colon.  The colonic enema can be used for its diagnosis, but the use of colonoscopy enables us to achieve a histological diagnosis and a curative treatment of this disease with minimal risk and overall improvement of the patient. The following work shows the above stated. A 62-year-old mixed-race patient, suffering from lower gastrointestinal symptoms was admitted. A colonoscopy was conducted and a smooth rounded lesion of about 3cm in diameter was detected in the left colon.  An excision was performed and the sample was sent for histological study. The patient evolved successfully until discharge from the outpatient department in a 2 weeks period.

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Author Biography

Carlos Miguel Pino Torrens, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Gastroenterología. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Pino Torrens CM. Submucosal lipoma of the colon. Apropos of a case. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];5(3):52. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/613

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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