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  2. Benign symmetric lipomatosis - Wikipedia

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    Benign symmetric lipomatosis, also known as Madelung's disease, is an adult-onset skin condition characterized by extensive symmetric fat deposits in the head, neck, and shoulder girdle area. [1] The symmetrical fat deposits are made of unencapsulated lipomas , which distinguishes it from typical lipomatosis which has encapsulated lipomas that ...

  3. Dercum's disease - Wikipedia

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    Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat across the body. [1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically recognizable features, signs, and symptoms that are characteristic of it and ...

  4. Lipedema - Wikipedia

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    Liposuction can help if the symptoms are particularly severe. [3] While surgery can remove fat tissue it can also damage lymphatic vessels. [2] Treatment does not typically result in complete resolution. [6] It is estimated to affect up to 11% of women. [2] Onset is typically during puberty, pregnancy, or menopause. [2]

  5. Lipodystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Lipodystrophy syndromes are a group of genetic or acquired disorders in which the body is unable to produce and maintain healthy fat tissue. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The medical condition is characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue .

  6. Fat necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Fat necrosis in the breast occurs around 0.6%, this represents 2.75% of lesions that end up being benign. However, 0.8% of fat necrosis occurs from tumors of the breast, 1–9% occurs in breast reduction surgery. Individuals that are high risk include women around the age of 50yrs along with pendulous breasts. [8]

  7. Stretch marks - Wikipedia

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    Striae, or "stretch marks", begin as reddish or purple lesions which can appear anywhere on the body, but are most likely to appear in places where larger amounts of fat are stored. The most common places are the abdomen (especially near the navel ), breasts, upper arms, underarms, back, thighs (both inner and outer), hips, and buttocks.

  8. Panniculitis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms include tender skin nodules, and systemic signs such as weight loss and fatigue. Restated, an inflammatory disorder primarily localized in the subcutaneous fat is termed a "panniculitis", a group of disorders that may be challenging both for the clinician and the dermatopathologist.

  9. Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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    Adults, on the other hand, don't show such propensity. [2] As a consequence, 37.7% of children affected by the tumor live to 4 years. [2] The effect of treatment strategies such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy on the prognosis of the disease is still controversial, with studies claiming either their benefits or their ineffectiveness. [2]