Fact-sheet: Gastric and/or duodenal lipomatosis


Updated on 05/26/2025 at 8:51 AM

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Definition

Gastric lipomatosis is defined by:

  • the presence of multiple gastric lipomas
  • or diffuse submucosal or subserosal infiltration of the gastric wall by fatty tissue

Clinical features

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Nonspecific gastric symptoms
  • Asymptomatic

CT

Multiple gastric lipomas

or diffuse submucosal (or subserosal) infiltration of the gastric wall by hypodense fatty tissue

MRI

Same as CT

Differential diagnosis

Lipoma - gastrointestinal