Abstract

LEON LLERENA, C.; LARA MONTENEGRO, J. S.  and  CAGIGAL GONZALEZ, L.. Type II benign symmetric lipomatosis (Madelung"s disease): case report. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2007, vol.33, n.4, pp.263-267. ISSN 1989-2055.

We report the case of a 56 years-old man with a 35-years history of alcohol abuse, but no other illness. The patient presented masses on shoulders, breasts and flanks that had enlarged progressively over the previous two and a half years, and that hindered his work by restricting mobility. Computed Tomography revealed non-encapsulated excess fat deposits evenlydistributed on shoulders, breasts and abdomen, without affecting the deep structures.  Awareness of the two types of Benign symmetric lipomatosis is necessary because of their differences, both in location of the lipomatous masses and in the involvement of the deep structures. We therefore report this case of type II Benign symmetric lipomatosis without cervical or deep structure involvement.

Keywords : Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis; benign symmetric lipomatosis; Madelung's disease.

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