Computed tomographic distinction of submucosal lipoma and adenomatous polyp of the colon.
Described here is a patient with 2 large pedunculated colonic tumors detected by barium enema radiography. By computed tomography (CT) 1 was found to be a submucosal lipoma characterized by oval shape, smooth demarcation, and homogeneous density with a CT number of -68 HU, whereas the other was an adenomatous polyp with slightly fuzzy outline and a much higher CT number. This case indicates that CT can be a definitive diagnostic modality for distinguishing between a colonic lipoma and other solid or cystic tumor of the colon.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001466:Barium Sulfate