• P D Ghislain, A Garzitto, L Legout, I Alcaraz, C Creusy, and P Modiano.
• Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Saint-Philibert, Université Catholique de Lille, Lomme.
• Ann Dermatol Vener. 1999 Feb 1; 126 (2): 147-9.

BackgroundThere are many causes of macroglossia, including fatty infiltration. Unlike unique or multiple lipomas of the tongue, non-encapsulated adipocyte masses develop in the tongue in symmetrical benign lipomatosis. Only six cases have been reported in the literature.Case ReportA 69-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholism developed a soft tumefied formation on the lateral margins of the tongue. A yellow-colored content was perceived through the thin mucosa. The formation was bilateral and had developed for more than 10 years. The patient also presented Launois-Bensaude lipomatosis localized on the neck, the nuchal region and the shoulders.DiscussionThis is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of symmetrical benign lipomatosis associated with Launois-Bensaude lipomatosis. An analogy between these two conditions has been suggested, but the six earlier cases of lipomatosis of the tongue reported in the literature developed in patients without cutaneous lipomatosis.

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