Lipoma of ileocecal valve

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 12 May 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Morgan M, et al. Lipoma of ileocecal valve. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-87338

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-87338

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/87338

rID:

87338

Article created:

28 Feb 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 May 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Gastrointestinal

Synonyms:

Ileocaecal valve lipomas
Ileocaecal valve lipoma
True lipoma of ileocaecal valve

Lipomas of the ileocecal valve are a rarer entity than the more commonly occurring lipomatosis of the ileocecal valve. They can be differentiated from the latter as they have a demarcating capsule around the fatty tissue and are confined to only one of the ileocecal valve lips ¹. Pathologically they are similar to lipomas of other sites.

Radiographic features

They appear as rounded, smoothly outlined and sharply demarcated masses, having fat attenuation centered on the ileocecal valve. Differentiation on imaging from focal lipomatosis can be difficult.