title: Bilateral macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the upper extremities with syndactyly and multiple lipomas.
abstract: Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare disease that causes congenital local gigantism of part of an extremity, which is characterised by an increase in all mesenchymal elements, particularly fibroadipose tissue. This is the first report to our knowledge of a case of histologically confirmed bilateral macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the upper extremities with syndactyly and multiple lipomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Meer
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe A
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: Simone M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schut
authors.forename: Marcel F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Meek
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005877:Gigantism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods