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The authors report the case of a patient with Madelung’s disease, which is clinically described as the presence of multiple and symmetric non-encapsulated masses of fatty tissue, usually involving the neck and the upper region of the trunk.
Abstract
Relata-se o caso de um paciente portador da doenca de Madelung, definida clinicamente pela presenca demultiplos acumulos de tecido adiposo nao encapsulados, usualmente envolvendo a regiao cervical e superiordo torax, de distribuicao simetrica. O exame de imagem eleito para confirmacao do diagnostico foi tomogra-fia computadorizada, por ser menos dispendiosa e mais acessivel, comparando-se a ressonância magnetica.Unitermos: Doenca de Madelung; Lipomatose simetrica benigna; Neoplasias de cabeca e pescoco; Tomo-grafia computadorizada.The authors report the case of a patient with Madelung’s disease, which is clinically described as the presenceof multiple and symmetric non-encapsulated masses of fatty tissue, usually involving the neck and the upperregion of the trunk. Computed tomography was selected as the imaging method for diagnosis confirmation,considering its lower cost and higher availability as compared with magnetic resonance imaging.Keywords: Madelung’s disease; Benign symmetric lipomatosis; Head and neck neoplasms; Computedtomography.