Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 6, December 2010, pages 290-292

Duodenal Lipoma as a Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Gastroscopy shows a submucosal tumor of the bulbus duodeni of 1.0 x 2.0 cm in diameter, with a central bleeding stigma.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT of the abdomen shows a T1-weighted image with an overall hypodense homogeneous low signal (-41 Hounsfield unit) lesion.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Macroscopic inspection during surgery shows a tumor with a diameter of 2.0 x 1.5 cm, 2 cm distal from the pylorus.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Microscopy shows a lipoma under a normal duodenal mucosal layer.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Microscopic image of the lipoma containing mature fat-tissue.