GIANT GASTRIC LIPOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Abstract
Introduction: Gastric lipomas are rare and defined as giant when they are greater than 4 cm, which is exceedingly rare. Most of them are asymptomatic; however, some symptoms may occur due to complications such as ulceration, digestive bleeding, or gastric obstruction.
Case report: A 63-year-old male patient presented with early satiety, dyspepsia, and one episode of melena. Investigation revealed a ulcerated polypoid lesion, suggestive of a lipoma, in the antrum measuring approximately 7cm. The patient was discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting, and laparoscopic enucleation was proposed. The surgery and post-operative period were uneventful.
Literature review: A total of 40 surgically treated cases of giant gastric lipomas are reported in the literature. The average age at presentation is 55, and the most common symptoms are melena (56%), hematemesis (29%), and epigastric pain (29%). In more than half of the cases, an ulcer is present. On computed tomography, most lesions are well-defined, homogeneous, submucosal, and composed of fat, which is practically pathognomonic.
Discussion: This rare condition should be managed by a multidisciplinary team. We recommend endoscopic techniques for lesions up to 4cm and surgical management for larger lesions. Minimally invasive surgery should be preferred, and enucleation should be the standard procedure.
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7. Krishnaraj B et al. Gastric lipoma: a rare cause of haematemesis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2018;100:e41–3.
8. Rebeca Domínguez-Profeta et al. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for giant gastric lipoma in morbid obese patient. Cir Cir. 2020;88(Suppl 1):39-42. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20001354
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11. Lalanda R, Suárez González R. BMJ Case Rep 2021;14:e244686. doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-244686
12. Rafaela Parreira et al. Enucleation of a giant symptomatic gastric lipoma, a safe surgical approach. J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Mar; 2021(3): rjab087.doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab087
13. Diego Rosales et al. Giant gastric lipoma as an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Feb;114(2):123-124. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8210/2021.
14. Giuseppe Grande et al. Too big to go out: gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection of giant lipoma complicated by intestinal obstruction. Endoscopy. 2021 Dec;53(12):E474-E475. doi: 10.1055/a-1346-8122
Published
2024-01-11
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MARTINS, Ruben; MORAIS, Henrique.
GIANT GASTRIC LIPOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia, [S.l.], n. 56, p. 57-63, jan. 2024.
ISSN 2183-1165.
Available at: <https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/1016>. Date accessed: 29 apr. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.1016.
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