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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2013; 5(10): 514-518
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.514
Published online Oct 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i10.514
Duodenal subepithelial hyperechoic lesions of the third layer: Not always a lipoma
Pedro C Figueiredo, Pedro Pinto-Marques, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, 2801-951 Almada, Portugal
Evelina Mendonça, Pedro Oliveira, Pathology Department, Hospital da Luz, Avenida Lusíada nº100, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal
Maria Brito, Pathology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, 2801-951 Almada, Portugal
David Serra, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Luz, Avenida Lusíada nº100, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal
Author contributions: Figueiredo PC and Pinto-Marques P performed the echoendoscopic examinations; Mendonça E, Oliveira P and Brito M performed, reviewed the pathology examinations; Serra D performed the endoscopic therapeutic procedures; Figueiredo PC and Pinto-Marques P organized the report; Figueiredo PC wrote the paper; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Pedro C Figueiredo, MD, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, Pragal, 2801-951 Almada, Portugal. pedro.c.figueiredo@hotmail.com
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Received: June 11, 2013
Revised: August 28, 2013
Accepted: September 3, 2013
Published online: October 16, 2013
Revised: August 28, 2013
Accepted: September 3, 2013
Published online: October 16, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This case series reports four different and relevant pathologies with an echoendoscopic pattern usually suggestive of lipoma.