A Case of Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis

A case of benign symmetrical lipomatosis.

Benign symmetrical lipomatosis is a rare condition characterized by symmetrical deposition of adipose tissue in the neck, sholder, and arm area. About 200 cases have been reported in the medical literature, primarily from Europe. A 54-year-old man presented with masses in the neck, shoulders and arms. He underwent surgical treatment based on cosmetic reasons. Histopathologically, subcutaneous t...

Benign symmetrical lipomatosis and pellagra associated with alcoholism.

A 42-year-old male patient, alcoholic, presented showing signs of tumors in the neck and around the shoulders, scaly, erythematous-violaceous lesions and some bullous lesions in sun-exposed areas of upper and lower limbs. Based on clinical features, laboratory tests and imaging studies we have established the diagnosis of pellagra associated with benign symmetrical lipomatosis, both justified b...

CT to the rescue in benign, symmetrical mediastinal lipomatosis.

A 34-year-old woman presented to the chest physician with progressively increasing shortness of breath. She was non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, non-obese without any other co-morbid illnesses. There was no history of prolonged drug intake of any sort. Other associated diseases like Cushing’s syndrome were excluded. A chest radiograph (postero-anterior view) revealed a veil-like opacity in the m...

Benign symmetric lipomatosis of the medial knees: a case report.

A case of symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue presenting as macroglossia.

UNLABELLED Lipomas are the most common benign soft tissue mesenchymal tumours composed of mature adipose tissue. They are uncommon in the oral and maxillofacial regions, with 15-20 % of cases involving the head and neck region and less than 5% of all benign oral lesions. Multiple symmetric lipomatosis is rare and characterized by diffuse growth and nonencapsulated lipomas. It is usually found i...