A case of macroglossia caused by benign symmetrical lipomatosis.

Encapsulated lipomas of the tongue in benign symmetric lipomatosis

“…To date, an additional manifestation of benign symmetric lipomatosis on the tongue has been reported in five cases [5–9]. In the three publications listed in Medline [7–9] this presented in each case as macroglossia with bilateral, symmetric and poorly circumscribed tumors, while our own patient had asymmetric, globular and well‐circumscribed tumors on the tongue borders.…”

Benign symmetric lipomatosis of the tongue in Madelung's disease

“…Its occurrence as part of Madelung's disease has been documented in only four cases (Duvar et al, 1957;Yoshimura et al, 1988;Ghislain et al, 1999;Vargas-Díez et al, 2000). To the best of our knowledge the fifth case of Madelung's disease with involvement of the tongue in the form of macroglossia, is presented in this paper.…”

A case of symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue presenting as macroglossia

“…Symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue (SLT) was fi rst described by Desmond 1 in 1944 as a symmetrical and diffuse swelling of the bilateral tongue border. Some investigators have suggested that SLT may be a subtype of BSL, as both conditions share common pathological features 2,3 . The present report describes a case of SLT presenting as macroglossia.…”