• J. Korean Med. Sci. · Dec 1988

    Case Reports

    Multiple symmetric lipomatosis.

    • M S Lee, M H Lee, and K B Hur.
    • Department of General Surgery College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea.
    • J. Korean Med. Sci. 1988 Dec 1; 3 (4): 163-7.

    AbstractMultiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL) is an extremely uncommon disorder. In the medical literatures about 200 cases have been reported. MSL is not associated with other generalized lipomatous disorders, nor are these patient to be necessarily obese. The cause of MSL is unknown. The disorder usually occurs in middle-aged males and there is frequently a history of alcoholism. Some instances of familial occurrence have been reported, but the majority of cases are sporadic. Two cases of MSL are presented.

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