title: Cecal lipoma presenting as acute intestinal obstruction in an elderly woman: a case report.
abstract: Colonic lipomas are rare nonepithelial tumors that are usually detected incidentally during surgery or colonoscopy. Although lipomas generally remain asymptomatic, when they exceed 2 cm of diameter they may cause abdominal pain, obstruction, or intussusception. Here we present a case of an elderly woman referred by her general practitioner to a general hospital of Crete because of acute abdominal pain along with signs of intestinal obstruction and a positive history of appetite loss. Abdominal computed tomography was performed. To marginalise the risk of malignancy, a right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of cecal lipoma.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Saint George General Hospital of Chania, 73100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Miltiades
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kastanakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anyfantakis
authors.forename: Emmanouil K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Symvoulakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katsougris
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papadomichelakis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kokkinos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petrakis
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bobolakis