title: [Giant benign symmetric lipomatosis of the neck: four case reports].
abstract: Benign symmetric lipomatosis is a rare disease and may appear as a huge tumor in the neck. Four benign symmetric lipomatosis associated with gigantic painless mass or neck motion limitation were reported. Operative technique of one-time radical resection or stage resection was used to remove these tumors. One patient had a postoperative complication of incision effusion and infection, and three patients had no significant complication. At more than one-year follow-up, the motion and appearance of a patient's neck returned to normal, and no recurrence was observed. The etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease were discussed.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xinchun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Yaohui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xieshan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Deyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008069:Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical; D009333:Neck; D012008:Recurrence