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Primary sclerosing lipogranuloma of the rectum: CT findings

¹ Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, ² Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea

Correspondence: Dr Jae Ho Byun, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpagu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. E-mail: jhbyun{at}amc.seoul.kr.

Sclerosing lipogranuloma is a rare, benign disease which is a peculiar granulomatous reaction of fatty tissue. This disease affects multiple organs and the majority of cases are secondary to exogenous foreign bodies. The authors report a case of primary sclerosing lipogranuloma of the rectum mimicking a submucosal rectal tumour.

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