title: [Lipoma: a rare differential gastrointestinal tumor diagnosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, St. Josef Hospital.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senkal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eickhoff
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zumtobel
mesh_terms: 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