title: [Giant colonic lipoma as a cause of lower digestive hemorrhage. Report of a case].
abstract: The lipomas in the large intestine are uncommon neoplasias of fatty tissue which rarely cause symptoms; nevertheless, when they are larger than 2 cm, they present symptoms. The most frequent symptoms are abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. We report the case of a 48 years old patient, who presents abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hematochezia. A colonoscopy was performed which showed a tumor that completely occluded the light in the descending colon. A segmentary colectomy was performed, establishing the diagnosis of colonic lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel A. Carrión
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montes Teves
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salazar Ventura
authors.forename: Milko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramos Barrientos
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged