CT Imaging of Colonic Lipomas: Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Giovanni Fontanella Ospedale Sacro Cuore di Gesù FBF, Benevento, Italy
  • Borrelli Simona Hillman Cancer Center 'Villa Maria', Mirabella Eclano, Italy
  • Brogna Barbara A.O.R.N ' S.G. Moscati', Avellino, Italy

Abstract

Although gastrointestinal lipomas are a rare finding on radiologic examinations, their frequency is high enough to suggest taking them into account when making a differential diagnosis for mass lesions of the bowel. Their morphology, peculiar density on CT and intensity on MRI scans, frequently allow to suspect the presence of a lipoma.

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Published

2023-08-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2

Section

Articles