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JOHN T. ELLIS, M.D., F.I.C.S. (D.I.B.S.); S. W. WINDHAM, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1951;63(6):859-860.

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LIPOMA of the ileum is a rare disease and usually manifests itself by recurring attacks of abdominal pain finally resulting in acute intussusception. In 50,775 surgical specimens examined by Merchant,¹ only six benign tumors of the small bowel were found. In reviewing 7,340 autopsies, he found only 18 cases of benign tumors of the small bowel. Raiford² found 88 cases of a similar lesion in 11,500 autopsies and 45,000 surgical specimens. Merchant concluded that the incidence of benign tumors of the small intestine was 8.7% of all neoplasms in the intestinal tract. Shottenfeld³ was able to collect 275 cases of gastrointestinal lipomas from the world literature. Fifty-six per cent of these occurred in the small intestine, and 52% of those occurring in the small intestine occurred in the ileum.

As indicated from the statistics given above, a larger percentage of benign tumors of the small bowel are . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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