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Computed tomographic distinction of submucosal lipoma and adenomatous polyp of the colon

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Described here is a patient with 2 large pedunculated colonic tumors detected by barium enema radiography. By computed tomography (CT) 1 was found to be a submucosal lipoma characterized by oval shape, smooth demarcation, and homogeneous density with a CT number of −68 HU, whereas the other was an adenomatous polyp with slightly fuzzy outline and a much higher CT number. This case indicates that CT can be a definitive diagnostic modality for distinguishing between a colonie lipoma and other solid or cystic tumor of the colon.

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  1. Departent of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama in Birmingham, USA

    Kang-Jey Ho

  2. Departent of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Alabama Hospitals, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Myung S. Shin & Jack M. Tishler

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Ho, KJ., Shin, M.S. & Tishler, J.M. Computed tomographic distinction of submucosal lipoma and adenomatous polyp of the colon. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 77–80 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887807

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