Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical

"Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A condition characterized by the growth of unencapsulated masses of ADIPOSE TISSUE symmetrically deposited around the neck, shoulders, or other sites around the body.

Descriptor ID	D008069
MeSH Number(s)	C17.800.463.500 C18.452.584.718.750
Concept/Terms	Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatoses, Multiple Symmetrical Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatoses Symmetrical Lipomatoses, Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Multiple Lipodystrophy, Cephalothoracic Cephalothoracic Lipodystrophies Cephalothoracic Lipodystrophy Lipodystrophies, Cephalothoracic Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetric Lipomatoses, Multiple Symmetric Multiple Symmetric Lipomatoses Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis Symmetric Lipomatoses, Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis, Multiple Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatosis Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatosis Circumscribed Lipomatoses, Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatosis, Nodular Lipomatoses, Nodular Circumscribed Nodular Circumscribed Lipomatoses Lipomatosis, Nodular Circumscribed Madelung Disease Madelung Disease Disease, Madelung Lipomatosis Familial Benign Cervical Madelung's Disease Disease, Madelung's Madelungs Disease Madelung's Neck Madelungs Neck Lipomatosis, Familial Benign Cervical Madelung Neck

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Diseases [C]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Lipomatosis [C17.800.463]
Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical [C17.800.463.500]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
Lipid Metabolism Disorders [C18.452.584]
Lipomatosis [C18.452.584.718]
Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical [C18.452.584.718.750]

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