Multiple Symmetrical Lipomata

Lipomata of the uterus

Intra-thoracic lipomata.

A Case of Multiple Symmetrical Joint Lesions

The following case seems of sufficient interest to be recorded. Both ankles, knees, and elbows are affected, and the back of one carpus. The child, A.H., aged five years, was in the Children's Hospital under the care of Mr.

Subcutaneous lipomata in Sokoto, Nigeria: a 4-year review.

Lipomas have been variously described as “universal tumors” or “ubiquitous”. 1 They could occur virtually in every part of the human body where cells are found. These slow-growing benign tumors of fatty tissue have been described in all age groups. Mostly reported are those lipomas involving internal body organs and cavities, which usually present with variable clinical manifestations. 2, 3 Sub...

Symmetrical Gangrene

Symmetrical gangrene is a condition in which gangrene occurs in all four limbs, the nose and ears at the same time. This is a rare condition and only very few cases have been recorded. A number of conditions can cause symmetrical gangrene. These areas, i.e. the limbs, the ears and the nose, represent the outposts of the cardiovascular system. When the body needs to conserve, it conserves at the...