Colon lipoma: a rare case of intussusception

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1595132525011

• Palavras-chave: lipoma, colon transverso, intussucepção

• Keywords: lipoma, transverse colon, intussusception

• Abstract: Intussusception caused by colon lipomas consists of a primary disease of the digestive tract, which is closely related to lipoma’s size. By definition lipomas are benign tumors from adipocyte cells located in the intestinal wall. They are usually asymptomatic and accidentally diagnosed. The objective of this report was to study a rare case of transverse colon lipoma that led to an intussusception, thus counting on a case report that sought to exemplify the clinical-epidemiological aspects and the findings of the imaging diagnoses, besides the proposals correlated with the researched literature.Intussusception caused by colon lipomas consists of a primary disease of the digestive tract, which is closely related to lipoma’s size. By definition lipomas are benign tumors from adipocyte cells located in the intestinal wall. They are usually asymptomatic and accidentally diagnosed. The objective of this report was to study a rare case of transverse colon lipoma that led to an intussusception, thus counting on a case report that sought to exemplify the clinical-epidemiological aspects and the findings of the imaging diagnoses, besides the proposals correlated with the researched literature Imaging tests, such as colonoscopy and computed tomography, are diagnostic methods, but preferably intraoperative freezing biopsy by laparoscopy or open surgery has been instrumental in avoiding large unnecessary radical resections in colonic lipoma intussusceptions treatment.