Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis (Madelung's disease): a case report

Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis (Madelung's disease) is a rare disease of undetermined cause characterized by symmetrical deposits of non-encapsulated fat on the suboccipital area, cervical area, shoulders and trunk. The patients are usually middle-aged male alcoholics. The treatment is palliative surgical removal of excess fat from the neck and paracervical regions or any other lesion sites. Oriental report about multiple symmetrical lipomatosis (MSL) is very rare. Here a case of multiple symmetrical lipomatosis in a 43 year-old man is described. We describe his clinical course and review the literature.