Research progress in Madelung′s disease

VernacularTitle: Madelung病的研究进展
Author: Chunye CHEN ¹ ; Minxia ZHANG ; Wanyi ZHAO ; Qingqing FANG ; Xiaowei WANG ; Weiqiang TAN
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1. Department of Plastic Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu 322000, China
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Lipoma; Madelung′s disease
From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2018;34(6):493-496
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Madelung′s disease is a rare lipid metabolic disorder with unclear mechanism, characterized by the formation of diffuse uncapsulated lipomas in face, neck, shoulder and other body areas. This disease mainly affect middle-aged male, and is related to alcohol abuse. The treatment nowadays is only palliative surgery with a high recurrence rate, including lipectomy and liposuction. Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.