title: [Submucosal lipoma of the colon with intussusception].
abstract: Lipomas are the most frequent benign tumours of the digestive tract and 50% are localized in the colon. Most are found in the submucosa and may vary in their incidence, localization, symptoms and pathogenesis. We present the case of a 49-year-old female with intermittent intestinal subocclusion, abdominal distention and intussusception. Colonoscopy disclosed a submucous tumour in the descending colon. Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy was performed with resection of the lesion. Definitive pathology revealed a submucous colon lipoma. It is important to know the different presentations of these tumours because they can be mistaken for a malignant lesion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, México, DF, México. alejandroaviles2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avilés-Salas
authors.forename: Miguel Enrique
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cuéllar-Mendoza
mesh_terms: D044683:Colon, Descending; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged