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Lipoma of stomach

MedGen UID:
234299
•Concept ID:
C1333777
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Gastric lipoma; Gastric Lipoma; gastric lipoma; Lipoma of Stomach; lipoma of stomach; Lipoma of the Stomach; lipoma of the stomach; stomach lipoma
SNOMED CT: Lipoma of stomach (695751021000132104); Gastric lipoma (695751021000132104)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021437

Definition

A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the stomach. Clinical presentation includes obstruction and gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastric lipomas occur as solitary lesions most frequently in the antrum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLipoma of stomach

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Subepithelial Lesions Encountered During Routine Endoscopy: Expert Review.
Sharzehi K, Sethi A, Savides T
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Nov;20(11):2435-2443.e4. Epub 2022 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.05.054. PMID: 35842117
Endoscopic management of subepithelial lesions including neuroendocrine neoplasms: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.
Deprez PH, Moons LMG, OʼToole D, Gincul R, Seicean A, Pimentel-Nunes P, Fernández-Esparrach G, Polkowski M, Vieth M, Borbath I, Moreels TG, Nieveen van Dijkum E, Blay JY, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2022 Apr;54(4):412-429. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1055/a-1751-5742. PMID: 35180797
Management of Non-neoplastic Gastric Lesions.
Schmocker RK, Lidor AO
Surg Clin North Am 2017 Apr;97(2):387-403. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.11.011. PMID: 28325193

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Is it enough to observe less than 2 cm sized gastric SET?
Yoo IK, Cho YK, Kim SW, Choi SY, Noh DS, Jang JY, Baik GH, Jang S, Vargo J, Cho JY
Surg Endosc 2023 Sep;37(9):6798-6805. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10110-0. PMID: 37264226
Endoscopic resection and suturing methods for non-ampullary duodenal submucosal tumors: "mini-invasive" treatments that should never be underestimated.
Gao PT, Lin SL, Fu PY, Li QL, Cai MY, Ma LL, Zhang YQ, Zhong YS, Yao LQ, Chen WF, Zhou PH
Surg Endosc 2023 Aug;37(8):6135-6144. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10013-0. PMID: 37145172
Endoscopic management of subepithelial lesions including neuroendocrine neoplasms: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.
Deprez PH, Moons LMG, OʼToole D, Gincul R, Seicean A, Pimentel-Nunes P, Fernández-Esparrach G, Polkowski M, Vieth M, Borbath I, Moreels TG, Nieveen van Dijkum E, Blay JY, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2022 Apr;54(4):412-429. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1055/a-1751-5742. PMID: 35180797
Analysis of Missed Diagnosis of Gastric Lipomas by CT.
Xu L, Zhang XD, Zeng C, Yang HF
Curr Med Imaging 2021;17(7):911-915. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210225094532. PMID: 33632107
Gastric Lipoma: A Review of the Literature.
Chagarlamudi K, Devita R, Barr RG
Ultrasound Q 2018 Sep;34(3):119-121. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000338. PMID: 29369244

Diagnosis

Gastric submucosal mass lesions.
Desai N, Monsrud A, Willingham FF
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2022 Nov 1;38(6):581-587. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000877. PMID: 36219126
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Subepithelial Lesions Encountered During Routine Endoscopy: Expert Review.
Sharzehi K, Sethi A, Savides T
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Nov;20(11):2435-2443.e4. Epub 2022 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.05.054. PMID: 35842117
Mesenchymal tumors of the stomach: radiologic and pathologic correlation.
Madhusudhan KS, Das P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022 Jun;47(6):1988-2003. Epub 2022 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03498-1. PMID: 35347384
Endoscopic management of subepithelial lesions including neuroendocrine neoplasms: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.
Deprez PH, Moons LMG, OʼToole D, Gincul R, Seicean A, Pimentel-Nunes P, Fernández-Esparrach G, Polkowski M, Vieth M, Borbath I, Moreels TG, Nieveen van Dijkum E, Blay JY, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2022 Apr;54(4):412-429. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1055/a-1751-5742. PMID: 35180797
MDCT imaging of the stomach: advances and applications.
Nagpal P, Prakash A, Pradhan G, Vidholia A, Nagpal N, Saboo SS, Kuehn DM, Khandelwal A
Br J Radiol 2017 Jan;90(1069):20160412. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160412. PMID: 27785936Free PMC Article

Therapy

Unusual gastric tumors and tumor-like lesions: Radiological with pathological correlation and literature review.
Lin YM, Chiu NC, Li AF, Liu CA, Chou YH, Chiou YY
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Apr 14;23(14):2493-2504. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i14.2493. PMID: 28465633Free PMC Article
Endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal lipomas: a single-center experience.
Lee KJ, Kim GH, Park DY, Shin NR, Lee BE, Ryu DY, Kim DU, Song GA
Surg Endosc 2014 Jan;28(1):185-92. Epub 2013 Aug 31 doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3151-9. PMID: 23996333
Efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection in treating gastric subepithelial tumors originating in the muscularis propria layer: a single-center study of 144 cases.
He Z, Sun C, Wang J, Zheng Z, Yu Q, Wang T, Chen X, Liu W, Wang B
Scand J Gastroenterol 2013 Dec;48(12):1466-73. Epub 2013 Oct 16 doi: 10.3109/00365521.2013.845796. PMID: 24131359
EUS-guided single-incision needle-knife biopsy: description and results of a new method for tissue sampling of subepithelial GI tumors (with video).
de la Serna-Higuera C, Pérez-Miranda M, Díez-Redondo P, Gil-Simón P, Herranz T, Pérez-Martín E, Ochoa C, Caro-Patón A
Gastrointest Endosc 2011 Sep;74(3):672-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.05.042. PMID: 21872716
Miniature ultrasonic probes for diagnosis and treatment of digestive tract diseases.
Xu GQ, Li YW, Han YM, Li YM, Chen WX, Ji F, Li JH, Gu Q
World J Gastroenterol 2004 Jul 1;10(13):1948-53. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1948. PMID: 15222043Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Gastric Lipoma: A Review of the Literature.
Chagarlamudi K, Devita R, Barr RG
Ultrasound Q 2018 Sep;34(3):119-121. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000338. PMID: 29369244
Unusual gastric tumors and tumor-like lesions: Radiological with pathological correlation and literature review.
Lin YM, Chiu NC, Li AF, Liu CA, Chou YH, Chiou YY
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Apr 14;23(14):2493-2504. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i14.2493. PMID: 28465633Free PMC Article
MDCT imaging of the stomach: advances and applications.
Nagpal P, Prakash A, Pradhan G, Vidholia A, Nagpal N, Saboo SS, Kuehn DM, Khandelwal A
Br J Radiol 2017 Jan;90(1069):20160412. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160412. PMID: 27785936Free PMC Article
Gastrointestinal lipoma and malignancies.
Siegal A, Witz M
J Surg Oncol 1991 Jul;47(3):170-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930470307. PMID: 2072700
CT of the stomach and duodenum.
Scatarige JC, DiSantis DJ
Radiol Clin North Am 1989 Jul;27(4):687-706. PMID: 2657848

Clinical prediction guides

Is it enough to observe less than 2 cm sized gastric SET?
Yoo IK, Cho YK, Kim SW, Choi SY, Noh DS, Jang JY, Baik GH, Jang S, Vargo J, Cho JY
Surg Endosc 2023 Sep;37(9):6798-6805. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10110-0. PMID: 37264226
Endoscopic resection and suturing methods for non-ampullary duodenal submucosal tumors: "mini-invasive" treatments that should never be underestimated.
Gao PT, Lin SL, Fu PY, Li QL, Cai MY, Ma LL, Zhang YQ, Zhong YS, Yao LQ, Chen WF, Zhou PH
Surg Endosc 2023 Aug;37(8):6135-6144. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10013-0. PMID: 37145172
Gastric submucosal mass lesions.
Desai N, Monsrud A, Willingham FF
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2022 Nov 1;38(6):581-587. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000877. PMID: 36219126
Unusual gastric tumors and tumor-like lesions: Radiological with pathological correlation and literature review.
Lin YM, Chiu NC, Li AF, Liu CA, Chou YH, Chiou YY
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Apr 14;23(14):2493-2504. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i14.2493. PMID: 28465633Free PMC Article
MDCT imaging of the stomach: advances and applications.
Nagpal P, Prakash A, Pradhan G, Vidholia A, Nagpal N, Saboo SS, Kuehn DM, Khandelwal A
Br J Radiol 2017 Jan;90(1069):20160412. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160412. PMID: 27785936Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Giant gastric lipoma successfully removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection: case report and systematic review.
Ingason AB, Theodors A, Agustsson AS, Arnarson A
Scand J Gastroenterol 2018 Aug;53(8):1018-1024. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1080/00365521.2018.1495259. PMID: 30134740
Systematic review of giant gastric lipomas reported since 1980 and report of two new cases in a review of 117110 esophagogastroduodenoscopies.
Cappell MS, Stevens CE, Amin M
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Aug 14;23(30):5619-5633. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i30.5619. PMID: 28852321Free PMC Article

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