Diffuse Lipomatosis of Face

Diffuse abdominal lipomatosis.

We report a 22-year male who developed progressive distension of abdomen, clinically diagnosed as ascites. A diagnosis of abdominal lipomatosis was made on the basis of CT evidence of excessive fatty tissue in abdominal cavity which was confirmed on laparotomy.

Diffuse Intramuscular Lipomatosis of a Lower Limb

Patient. A 40-year-old man presented with a swelling of the left thigh which had been increasing in size over 10 months. Surgery confirmed a diagnosis of lipoma. After 6 months, another swelling appeared, this time in the left calf. Ultrasound-guided biopsies revealed that the tissue showed appearances consistent with intramuscular lipoma. No further surgery was performed and the man is to be r...

Symmetric Diffuse Lipomatosis of the Thyroid Gland

Diffuse Intestinal Lipomatosis Presenting as Adult Intussusception

Background: A 25-year old female presented to the Emergency Department with intermittent abdominal pain. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated multiple fat-density tumors in the small intestine and colon associated with two long-segment intussusceptions. Methods: Colonoscopy showed a partially obstructing multilobulated mass in the descending colon; biopsy was non-diagnostic. At exploratory ...

Tooth abnormalities in congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to present a literature review and case series report of tooth abnormalities in congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face (CIL-F). METHODS Four typical cases of CIL-F are presented. Tooth abnormalities in CIL-F documented in the English literature are also reviewed. The clinical and radiological features of tooth abnormalities are summarized. RESULT...