title: Multiple symmetric lipomatosis: combined surgical treatment and liposuction. Case report.
abstract: A 47 year old man with a history of alcoholism presented with symmetrical lipomas on the shoulders, neck, and chest. He also had lipomatous areas on the trunk and thighs. He was treated with a combination of surgery and liposuction, and made an uneventful recovery. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of multiple symmetric lipomatosis, a rare disorder only about 200 cases of which have been reported. The aetiology is unknown, but is often seen in patients with a history of alcoholism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Basse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lohmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hovgård
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsbjørn
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged