Chondrolipoma of the stomach

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Mar 15;12(3):e228757. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228757.

Abstract

Chondrolipoma, a rare variant of a lipoma, is a benign mesenchymal neoplasm characterised by mature adipocytes with neoplastic hyaline cartilage formation. We describe the first case of a gastric chondrolipoma. The tumour was completely excised via laparoscopic gastric wedge resection with uneventful postoperative recovery. Histology of the tumour demonstrates mature adipose tissue and benign cartilage with patchy calcification.

Keywords: pathology; stomach and duodenum; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chondroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chondroma / pathology*
  • Chondroma / surgery
  • Endosonography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Stomach / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach / surgery
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed