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Lipoma Duodenal – Uma Causa Rara de Hemorragia Digestiva

The duodenal lipoma is a rare tumour, with a benign nature, which usually becomes symptomatic when its size surpasses 4 cm of diameter. Two hundred cases of duodenal lipomas have been described in literature, among which only 15 manifested through a high and severe digestive haemorrhage. Here we present the clinical case of a 73 year-old man, interned in the hospital with a clinical picture of sharp anaemia in ...