Lipomas are found most often on the torso, neck, upper thighs, upper arms and armpits; they can also occur almost anywhere in the body. Parietal peritoneum lipoma is a rare intraoperative finding during abdominal surgery. We present a case of a torted, pedunculated parietal wall lipoma in the right iliac fossa that gave rise to a clinical diagnosis of appendicitis. So far only one case has been...

A middle age woman was hospitalized for investigation of a mobile filling defect in the stomach with exacerbation of 3-year gastric symptoms. Gastroscopy revealed a huge pedunculated polyp. Histologic report of the mass was gastric antral lipoma. Since the patient refused surgery, cauterization polypectomy was performed without any complication.

Colonic lipomas, which often occur in elderly women, usually have small size and occur mainly in the cecum and ascending colon. Most colonic lipomas are asymptomatic and identified incidentally at the time of endoscopy or surgery. However, they may cause symptoms such as bleeding, obstruction or intussusception as their size increases. Intermittent episodes of intussusception are uncommon but m...

a middle age woman was hospitalized for investigation of a mobile filling defect in the stomach with exacerbation of 3-year gastric symptoms. gastroscopy revealed a huge pedunculated polyp. histologic report of the mass was gastric antral lipoma. since the patient refused surgery, cauterization polypectomy was performed without any complication.

Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) lipomas are rare, benign mesenchymal neoplasm affecting all segments of the GIT and colon is affected most frequently. Reported incidence colonic varies from 0.2% to 4.4%. Adult intussusception represents 1% bowel obstructions 5% intussuceptions. rare tumors due a gastrointestinal lipoma constitute an infrequent clinical entity. Although common disease in children, ...

A 73-year-old woman presented with intermittent abdominal pain and weight loss of 15 kg for 2 years. Colonoscopy revealed an erythematous polypoid tumor with a long and wide stalk in the cecum, but with air inflation, it abruptly went away through the ileocecal valve (ICV). An abdominal computed tomography showed a well-demarcated pedunculated subepithelial mass of 2.6×2.7 cm size with fat atte...