Caecal lipoma causing caeco-colonic intussusception without obstruction: a rare case report

Colonic lipomas are uncommon nonepithelial neoplasms that are typically sessile, asymptomatic and incidentally found during endoscopy, surgery, or autopsy. We present a very rare case of a 43-year-old male patient with symptomatic caecal lipoma causing intermittent abdominal pain with intussusception. Preoperative diagnosis was established and the patient underwent exploratory laparotomy. Intraoperatively, intussusception of the caecum into the ascending colon was found and right hemicolectomy was performed. Macroscopic assessment of the resected specimen showed the presence of a large caecal tumor with features of lipoma, causing intussusception. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of caecal lipoma.