Colonic Angiolipoma - A rare finding in the gastrointestinal tract. Case Report and review of literature.

Authors

  • Beatriz Molinares
  • Andres Goldstein
  • Gabriel Jaime Varela
  • sara Mesa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v6i6.1069

Keywords:

Angiolipoma, Colon, Computed tomography

Abstract

Angiolipomas are benign lesions that are frequently found in subcutaneous cellular tissue, but are rarely located in the gastrointestinal tract. Here we discuss a case of colonic angiolipoma that presented as a mass near the hepatic flexure, occupying approximately 90% of the colonic lumen. The diagnosis was made by endoscopy and computed tomography. The mass was resected successfully and diagnosis was confirmed by histological studies and immunohistochemical tests.

Author Biographies

Beatriz Molinares

Radiology CES university

Radiology Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital

Andres Goldstein

Endoscopist Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital. Medellin, Colombia

Gabriel Jaime Varela

Oncological pathologist. Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe. Medellin, Colombia.

sara Mesa

Radiology resident CES University, Medellin, Colombia.
Journal of Radiology Case Reports June 2012 issue - Subscapular tumoral calcinosis in a toddler: case report by Zvaigzne et al.

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Published

2012-05-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 6 (2012)

Section

Gastrointestinal Radiology

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