lipoma of colon
MONDO:0001091Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lipoma of colon yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign adipose tissue neoplasm originating in the colon. It is the second most common benign lesion of the colon after benign adenomatous polyps. Older patients are more likely to be affected, and most lesions are located at the right side of large bowel. Colon lipomas may lead to intestinal obstruction.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001091), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: lipoma of colon
- Also called
- colon lipomacolonic lipomalipoma of the colon