Open AccessColonic lipoma covered by hyperplastic epithelium: Case report
Author(s) -
Ju-Ok Yeom
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i3.124
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperplastic polyp , lipoma , pathology , colonoscopy , polypectomy , tubular adenoma , hyperplasia , epithelium , lesion , adenoma , atrophy , colorectal cancer , cancer
Colonic lipomas are submucosal nonepithelial tumors covered by intact or eroded mucosa. In rare cases, alterations in the mucosa covering a lipoma include hyperplasia, adenoma, atrophy, ulceration, and necrosis. Here, we report a case of a colonic lipoma covered by hyperplastic epithelium in a 68-year-old woman. Based on the colonoscopy findings, a snare polypectomy was performed for a presumptive diagnosis of an epithelial lesion; however, the histological examination revealed a colonic submucosal lipoma with overlying hyperplastic epithelium.