Imaging Features of Madelung's Disease: Case Report.
10.13104/imri.2015.19.2.122
- Author:
Hyun Jung KANG
1
;
In Sook LEE
;
Won Jae CHA
;
Hak Jin KIM
;
You Seon SONG
;
Jin Young KO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea. lis@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Madelung's disease;
Benign symmetric lipomatosis;
Alcohol abuse;
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
Computed tomography (CT)
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Alcoholism;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Head;
Humans;
Lipomatosis;
Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical*;
Male;
Neck
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2015;19(2):122-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Madelung's disease, or benign symmetric lipomatosis, is an uncommon disorder that is characterized by massive symmetrical deposits of adipose tissue in the upper trunk, neck and head, and is usually associated with alcohol abuse; as such, patients usually complain of cosmetic issues. Historically, Madelung's disease is usually encountered in men between 30 and 60 years of age, and is more prevalent in the Mediterranean population. In this case study, we describe a rare case of Madelung's disease, in an Asian patient who presented with symmetrically located bilateral masses in the anterior neck, which grew progressively larger over a period of seven years.
