title: Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis: no longer just a Mediterranean disease?
abstract: Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis is a rare condition, of which the etiology remains unclear. Most reported cases have been from the Mediterranean countries, and it is generally thought of as a disorder characteristic of that region. However, there have been 11 cases reported in Japan since 1978, suggesting that this condition is no longer confined to Mediterranean countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Cosmetic Surgery, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Yamashina, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagahara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005060:Europe; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea