Article
Multiple symmetric and multiple familial lipomatosis.
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Nov 2021
Lemaitre Madleen, Chevalier Benjamin, Jannin Arnaud, Bourry Julien, Espiard Stéphanie, Vantyghem Marie-Christine
Abstract excerpt
Lipomas are the most common soft tissue tumors and are malignant in only 1% of cases. Lipomatosis is defined as the presence of multiple benign lipomas on the body, without lipoatrophy. Their impact on quality of life is significant. Different entities have been described such as symmetrical multiple lipomatosis (MSL), also called Madelung's disease and familial multiple lipomatosis (FML). MSL occurs...
Topics
- Alcoholism
- Familial Multiple Lipomatosis
- Female
- GTP Phosphohydrolases
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Obesity