Madelung's disease
Hajtman, A.; Neuschl, R.; Reznák, I.
Bratislavske Lekarske Listy 90(8): 614-616
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-9248 PMID: 2605531 Document Number: 344615
The paper reports on symmetric benign lipomatosis of the head and neck--Madelung's syndrome. Over a period of 5 years, 6 men were treated for this disease at the ENT Department of the School of Medicine, Comenius University in Martin. Four of these patients had hepatopathy, two diabetes mellitus, and in two gynecomasty was observed. Surgical treatment yielded satisfactory functional and cosmetic results.