Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
Associations
- Diabetes
Clinical presentation
- Numerous small lipomas measuring 2-5cm that develop under the skin in the middle third of the body, especially on the forearms, the periphery of the trunk and the upper thighs
- They can be painful when compressed against a hard surface or if they histologically contain a vascular and smooth muscle component (angiomiolipomas)
Treatment
- Can be easily removed under local anesthesia
- Can be enucleated through a dermo-epidermal incision made with a scalpel
- However → they are not suitable for liposuction
Other syndromes with multiple lipomas
- Proteus syndrome
- Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba
- Gardner syndrome
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