[Lipoma: a rare differential gastrointestinal tumor diagnosis].
This is a case report of a female patient who during a routine follow-up after a gastrectomy showed a tumor of the ileo-cecal valve, which--according to all radiologic diagnostic procedures--was highly suspected to be a malignant tumor. However, the histologic diagnosis was benign lipoma. The incidence and the characteristics of gastrointestinal lipomas in the actual literature will be reviewed.
Geier
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Chirurgische Klinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, St. Josef Hospital.
Senkal
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Eickhoff
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Bauer
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Zumtobel
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery