Gastric lipoma

Hassan Seddik, Aida Frej, Fedoua Rouibaa, Hassan En-Nouali, Fatima-Zohra El Hamdi, Ahmed Benkirane

Department of Gastroenterology I, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Department of Gastroenterology II, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Department of Radiology, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojgas.2012.24038                

Abstract

Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare; gastric lipomas account for only 5% of all gastrointestinal lipomas. Although they are usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally, severe symptoms can occur with larger lesions, such as bleeding, abdominal pain or obstruction. Currently, accurate diagnosis of gastric lipoma can be reached with a combination of endoscopic and imaging diagnostic techniques, which constitutes a very useful precondition in choosing an appropriate management. We report a new case of a gastric lipoma diagnosed via abdominal CT scan and endoscopic ultrasound in a 63-year-old woman. Through this observation the authors discuss the contribution of morphological examinations in this disease whose diagnosis was made in the past on surgical specimen.

Keywords

Stomach; Lipoma

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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