Anal myolipoma: a new benign entity in patients with an anal tumor?

J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 2012 Aug;28(4):219-21. doi: 10.3393/jksc.2012.28.4.219. Epub 2012 Aug 31.

Abstract

A myolipoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm, occurring most frequently in adults in the deep soft tissue of the abdomen or retroperitoneum. We experienced a case of an anal myolipoma occurring in a 30-year-old woman, and it was surgically resected. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a myolipoma arising from the anus, so such a possibility needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Angiomyolipoma; Anus; Myolipoma.

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