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Shoulder Girdle Lipomatosis
- Giuliano Enzi, MD;
- Raffaele Carraro, MD;
- Pietro Alfieri, MD;
- Luca Busetto, MD;
- Maura Digito, MBS;
- Mara Pavan, MD; and
- Paolo Negrin, MD
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Several different types of lipomatosis have been described: 1) multiple symmetric lipomatosis, characterized by a symmetric formation of fatty tumors (1, 2), associated with signs of a mediastinal location (3) and neuropathy; 2) pelvic lipomatosis, characterized by fat accumulation in the pelvic cavity with vescical and ureteral displacement, compression, and occlusion (4); 3) mediastino-abdominal lipomatosis, characterized by an intrathoracic and intra-abdominal accumulation of fat, mimicking a respiratory disease and ascites (5); 4) mediastinal lipomatosis, frequently associated with longterm steroid exposure (6); 5) renal sinus and perirenal lipomatosis, characterized by a tumorlike accumulation of fat in the renal and perirenal space
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgment: The authors thank Mrs. Stefania Valentini for preparation of the manuscript.
Article and Author Information
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From the University of Padova, Italy. For current author addresses, see end of text.
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Current Author Addresses: Drs. Enzi, Carraro, Busetto, Digito, and Pavan: Istituto di Medicina Interna, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Dr. Alfieri: Istituto di Radiologia, via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Dr. Negrin: Istituto di Neurologia, via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.
