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[Benign symmetric lipomatosis]. 1992

V Geti, and E M Difonzo, and E Panconesi

Dermatologische Klinik, Universität Florenz.

Benign symmetric lipomatosis is a rare disease that predominantly affects males. A close correlation with alcohol and nicotine abuse, metabolic disturbances and malignant tumours of the upper airways has been observed. We report the case of a 61-year-old female patient whose first clinical lesions had appeared more than 30 years earlier. The huge enlargement of fatty tissue had also involved her face. Case history, laboratory findings and radiological and ultrasound examinations allowed us to exclude metabolic disturbances and associated diseases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008069	Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical	A condition characterized by the growth of unencapsulated masses of ADIPOSE TISSUE symmetrically deposited around the neck, shoulders, or other sites around the body.	Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis,Launois-Bensaude Syndrome,Madelung Disease,Lipodystrophy, Cephalothoracic,Lipomatosis Familial Benign Cervical,Lipomatosis, Familial Benign Cervical,Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetric,Lipomatosis, Nodular Circumscribed,Madelung Neck,Madelung's Disease,Madelung's Neck,Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis,Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatosis,Benign Symmetrical Lipomatoses,Cephalothoracic Lipodystrophies,Cephalothoracic Lipodystrophy,Circumscribed Lipomatoses, Nodular,Circumscribed Lipomatosis, Nodular,Disease, Madelung,Disease, Madelung's,Launois Bensaude Syndrome,Lipodystrophies, Cephalothoracic,Lipomatoses, Multiple Symmetric,Lipomatoses, Nodular Circumscribed,Lipomatosis, Benign Symmetrical,Madelungs Disease,Madelungs Neck,Multiple Symmetric Lipomatoses,Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis,Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatoses,Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatoses,Symmetric Lipomatoses, Multiple,Symmetric Lipomatosis, Multiple,Symmetrical Lipomatoses, Multiple,Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Benign,Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Multiple
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005148	Facial Dermatoses	Skin diseases involving the FACE.	Favre-Racouchot Syndrome,Nodular Elastoidosis,Facial Dermatosis,Nodular Elastosis,Dermatoses, Facial,Dermatosis, Facial,Elastoidoses, Nodular,Elastoidosis, Nodular,Elastoses, Nodular,Elastosis, Nodular,Favre Racouchot Syndrome,Nodular Elastoidoses,Nodular Elastoses,Syndrome, Favre-Racouchot
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000273	Adipose Tissue	Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.	Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D001706	Biopsy	Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.	Biopsies