COLONIC XANTHELASMA DUE TO GLYCERIDE ACCUMULATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADENOMA

Authors
BORUCHOWICZ A REY C FONTAINE M MARTINPONTHIEU A LECOMTEHOUCKE M WEST AB COLOMBEL JF
Citation
A. Boruchowicz et al., COLONIC XANTHELASMA DUE TO GLYCERIDE ACCUMULATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADENOMA, The American journal of gastroenterology, 92(1), 1997, pp. 159-161
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
92
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
159 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1997)92:1<159:CXDTGA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The case is reported of a 66-year-old woman who presented with endosco pic and histological features of multiple lipid deposits in the mucosa of the sigmoid colon associated with an adenoma. Associated clinical features were abdominal pain and diarrhea. Colectomy led to the comple te resolution of symptoms. Biochemical analysis disclosed the presence of glycerides in the mucosa. The pathogenesis of lipid deposits and t he possible link with the formation of an adenoma is discussed.