Unveiling a rare surgical phenomenon: Symptomatic pancreatic lipoma’s diagnosis and management

Abstract Introduction: Pancreatic lipomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors, usually asymptomatic and incidentally detected on radiological investigations due to their unique characteristic appearance on imaging. However, a rare case presented with symptoms, and required surgical management, which is reported here. Case report: A 59-year-old woman with abdominal pain, reduced appetite, and non-bilious vomiting was found to have a pancreatic head lipoma compressing adjacent organs. She underwent Pancreaticoduodenectomy, as she was symptomatic due to obstruction, and the radiological imaging confirmed the