title: Madelung syndrome (benign lipomatosis): clinical course and treatment.
abstract: Madelung syndrome is a rare disease found predominantly in the Mediterranean area. It has a distinctive clinical appearance. Staged surgery is the treatment of choice, which produces substantial improvement in both functional and aesthetic appearance. Recurrences usually occur when it is impossible to resect the disease completely.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia. vuglesic@kdb.hr
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Uglesić
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knezević
authors.forename: Morena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milić
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jokić
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kosutić
mesh_terms: D044964:Cervicoplasty; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome