[Madelung's disease].
The paper reports on symmetric benign lipomatosis of the head and neck--Madelung's syndrome. Over a period of 5 years, 6 men were treated for this disease at the ENT Department of the School of Medicine, Comenius University in Martin. Four of these patients had hepatopathy, two diabetes mellitus, and in two gynecomasty was observed. Surgical treatment yielded satisfactory functional and cosmetic results.
Hajtman
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Neuschl
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Reznák
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
Morbus Madelung.