Recurrent diffuse lipomatosis of the neck--a case report.
Diffuse lipomatosis is a rare disorder of adipose tissue occurring in young people . It has a predilection for trunk and proximal extremities where it presents as poorly circumscribed overgrowth of fatty tissue. Definite diagnosis is established by histological examination of tumor. Though it attains extensive size and has a high tendency to recur, the clinical course is benign.
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32A, Chandigarh.
Rajpal Singh
RS
Punia
Annu
A
Nanda
Arti
A
Bakshi
Harsh
H
Mohan
Sanjay
S
Gupta
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012008:Recurrence