Rectal lipoma in a 4-year-old boy presenting with anal prolapse

• Main Authors: Papouis S George (Author), Athanasios G Pegios (Author), Ioannis Ch Georgakis (Author), Maria I Petridou (Author), Christos M Limas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Colonic lipomas, even though rare, are the most common intramural tumor and the second-most common benign tumor of the colon after adenomatous polyps. We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with a large rectal lipoma causing anal prolapse, bleeding, and constipation, to discuss differential diagnos...