Cecal Lipoma Presenting as Acute Intestinal Obstruction in an Elderly Woman : A Case Report

Abstract EN

Colonic lipomas are rare nonepithelial tumors that are usually detected incidentally during surgery or colonoscopy.

Although lipomas generally remain asymptomatic, when they exceed 2 cm of diameter they may cause abdominal pain, obstruction, or intussusception.

Here we present a case of an elderly woman referred by her general practitioner to a general hospital of Crete because of acute abdominal pain along with signs of intestinal obstruction and a positive history of appetite loss.

Abdominal computed tomography was performed.

To marginalise the risk of malignancy, a right hemicolectomy was performed.

Histopathological examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of cecal lipoma.