Cecal lipoma with subclinical appendicitis: A case report

Figure 1 Images for the patient. A: Colonoscopy revealing a polypoid mass occupying the appendiceal lumen; B: The opened specimen showing a lipoma located over the appendiceal orifice (arrow). Note the swollen and erythematous changes of the mucosa of the appendiceal lumen (arrowhead); C: Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining showing mature adipose cells inside the polypoid lesion (× 100); D: Mixed neutrophilic and lymphocytic infiltration noted in the mucosa covering the lesion (HE staining, × 200); E: Lymphocytic infiltration in the mucosa and lymphoid hyperplasia in the submucosa layer of the vermiform appendix (HE staining, × 400).