This 62 y/o female was referred for evaluation of hematuria. Selected axial and coronal reconstructed images shown above demonstrate an ileocecal valve lipoma. Incidental note was made of a very small left lower pole renal cyst. An etiology for hematuria was not established.
Case courtesy of: Kern Radiology Medical Group, Bakersfield, CA 661-322-1981
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