A case of lipoma of the lesser omentum with torsion of the pedicle in a twenty-eight-year-old woman

A 28-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain. Abdominal CT scan demonstrated a well-demarcated heterogeneous lipid tumor about 8 cm in diameter anterior to the stomach. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) revealed a low echoic mass without enhancement of vascular images. We made a...

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Published inNippon Shōkakibyō Gakkai zasshi Vol. 107; no. 9; p. 1450
Main Authors Hishiki, Satoshi, Fukushima, Hirofumi, Nishimura, Tuneko, Horiguchi, Jun, Shibayama, Takao, Chong, Ja-Mun
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.09.2010
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Lipoma - pathology
Omentum
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Torsion Abnormality - pathology
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Summary:A 28-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain. Abdominal CT scan demonstrated a well-demarcated heterogeneous lipid tumor about 8 cm in diameter anterior to the stomach. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) revealed a low echoic mass without enhancement of vascular images. We made a diagnosis of the lipoma, but not excluding the possibility of a liposarcoma, or the torsion of a tumor. We performed an operation to remove the tumor. Finally the tumor was diagnosed as a lipoma of the lesser omentum with torsion of the pedicle. This is the third reported case of torsion of a lipoma. In addition, this case is considered as the first such case of lipoma of the lesser omentum.
ISSN:0446-6586
DOI:10.11405/nisshoshi.107.1450