title: Benign symmetric lipomatosis (Madelung's disease).
abstract: A black man with benign symmetrical lipomatosis had extensive complete surgical removal of lipomas in the neck and shoulder regions, with an excellent functional result. Despite previous reports advocating conservative surgical debulking, we believe that adequate excision under direct exposure can produce a permanent cure of these tumors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic