Small Bowel CT Appearances

Small Bowel Lipoma CT Findings

• Round, oval or lobulated tumor arising in the submucosa
• Smooth and homogeneous
• Well-circumscribed intraluminal filling defect
• Thinly encapsulated
• Shape of the mass changes and creates “squeeze sign”
• May also change their location
• Lipid attenuation (-120 to -40 HU)
• Can lead to an intussusception

Other Information About Small Bowel Lipoma

Etiology:

• Unknown

Epidemiology:

• Rare
• Usually presents in 6th-7th decades of life

Presentation:

• Small bowel lipoma is usually asymptomatic
• Abdominal pain
• GI hemorrhage

Prognosis:

• Lipomas are benign