title: Scrotal involvement in Madelung disease: clinical, ultrasound and MR findings.
abstract: Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis, also known as Madelung disease, Launois-Bensaude syndrome, and benign symmetrical lipomatosis, is an uncommon disease that is characterized by the presence of multiple and symmetrical deposits of nonencapsulated adipose tissue in the neck, upper trunk, arms, and legs. It affects mainly men, with a higher incidence in the Mediterranean area, and is typically associated with high alcohol consumption and a high prevalence of peripheral neuropathy that usually appears long after the development of lipomatous masses. We report the case of a patient with involvement of the scrotum. We present clinical, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance appearances of these scrotal lipomatous masses for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Oncologia II, IRCCS Fondazione S. Maugeri, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy. gpoggi@fsm.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teragni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delmonte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography