title: Macrodystrophia lipomatosa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present a series of six cases of macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) and their outcome after debulking surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted from 2002 to 2005; the cases are selected from outpatients department of postgraduate institute of medical education and research. The patients were in the age group of 2-5 years of age with the complaints of progressive increase in size of the toe, difficulty in walking and recurrent injury to the foot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no complication in three (50%) cases but two cases (33%) had skin blackening along the suture margins, One case (16%) was under corrected. And none of the cases had recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simple debulking surgery is sufficient for MDL.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Research And Education, Dept. of Orthopaedics, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Pebam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudesh
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005877:Gigantism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*