AJCI, Cilt 3, Sayı 1 (2009)

DUODENAL LIPOMA: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS

Ersin ÖZTÜRK, Cihan DURAN, Güner SÖNMEZ, Ferhat CÜCE, Hüseyin Onur SILDIROĞLU, Hakan MUTLU, Çınar BAŞEKİM, Eşref KIZILKAYA

Özet


Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors. Although they are common, lipomas consist of 5-6 % of gastrointestinal benign tumors. Computed tomography is the best imaging method for the non-invasive diagnosis of gastrointestinal lipomas. In this article, we present a case of duodenal lipoma which was diagnosed incidentally during an abdominal computed tomography examination performed for right upper quadrant pain and jaundice in a 71-year-old woman.

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