Supplementary Material for: Gastric Lipomas: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Typically found incidentally, the purpose of this case series was to review the presentation of a rare subset of tumors known as gastric lipomas after identifying two cases within our institution within a short period of time. With the advent of new radiologic investigations such as Computed Tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging and advances in endoscopy there are new approaches to identifying and managing these tumors. On further evaluation of the literature, we found that despite the availability of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques such as mucosal resection and submucosal dissection in the setting of large tumors most patients tend to have to resort to surgical management. Further research into the management of these tumors endoscopically is needed. There is also evidence to suggest that an association with malignancy due to long term inflammation of overlying mucosa should be explored fur