Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology (대한기관식도과학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.79-84
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- 1998
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- 1226-0916(pISSN)
Treatment of Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis
경부 지방종증의 치험
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Tae, Kyung
(Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
- Lee, Hyung-Seok (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
- Kwon, Soon-Wuk (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
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Jeong, Jin-Hyeok
(Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
- Kim, Kyung-Rae (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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태경
(한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 이형석 (한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 권순욱 (한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
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정진혁
(한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 김경래 (한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
- Published : 1998.06.01
Abstract
Benign symmetric lipomatosis was initially described in 1846 by Sir Benjamin Brodie. In 1888, Otto Madelung presented 33 cases of benign symmetric lipomatosis and described the classic“horse collar”cervical distribution of the lipomatous tissue. Launois and Bensaude described benign symmetric lipomatosis as a distint syndrome characterized by a diffuse, symmetric, fatty accumulation in the cervical region. This disease is rare condition affecting mostly middle aged alcoholic men and associated with many systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hyperuricemia, renal tubular acidosis, liver enzyme abnormality etc. The condition does not spontaneously involute and surgical excision is the only proven method of treatment, and recurrence is frequent. We experienced six patients of benign symmetric lipomatosis who underwent surgical excision via collar incision which afford wide exposure of the entire cervical area. We report them with the review of literature.