Submucosal Lipomatosis of Caecum with Concomitant Acute Appendicitis: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Authors

  • Nornazirah Azizan Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostic, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
  • Firdaus Hayati Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
  • Pauline Yap Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
  • Aishath Azna Ali Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • Nor Haizura Abd Rani Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1, Sabah
  • Fazarina Mohammed Department of Pathology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.979

Abstract

Colonic lipomatosis is relatively a rare tumour of mesenchymal origin, composed of welldifferentiated adipocytes interlaced by fibrous tissues. A 59-year-old lady presented with right iliac fossa pain with positive rebound tenderness, Rovsing’s and obturator signs. Investigation revealed marked leucocytosis suggestive of an acute appendicitis. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed an inflamed appendix with concomitant caecal mass suspecting of a malignancy. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was proceeded following oncologic resection. However, final histopathologic examination was consistent with caecal colonic lipomatosis with concomitant acute appendicitis. Hereby, dual pathologies can be elicited in an acute abdomen.


Keywords: acute abdomen, acute appendicitis, colonic lipomatosis.

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Published

2017-12-12

How to Cite

Azizan, N., Hayati, F., Yap, P., Ali, A. A., Abd Rani, N. H., & Mohammed, F. (2017). Submucosal Lipomatosis of Caecum with Concomitant Acute Appendicitis: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 11(3), 41–44. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.979
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