Pelvic lipomatosis
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The rare disease pelvic lipomatosis is most often seen in older obese black men with hypertension. In pelvic lipomatosis, abnormally dense deposits of otherwise apparently normal fat may be observed in the spaces of the pelvic area. Associated with cystitis glandularis, a precursor to adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder.
References
- Fogg LB, Smyth JW. Pelvic lipomatosis: a condition simulating pelvic neoplasm. Radiology. 1968;90:558.
External links
- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/417016_print
- An example of aggressive pelvic lipomatosis (http://www.blackwell-science.com/products/journals/bjui/cases/87.7/bju2155.htm)