%0 Journal Article
%T Macrodystrophia lipomatosa involving multiple nerves
%A Seema Rohilla
%A Nitin Jain
%A Rambaksh Sharma
%A Dhara B. Dhaulakhandi
%J Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
%@ 1590-9999
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.1007/s10195-011-0159-6
%X Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL), a rare congenital disorder, is considered by some to be a localized form of Proteus syndrome. The implication of the PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10) gene in both strengthens this belief. We present a case who had MDL in multiple nerve territories¡ªall on the same side of the body¡ªwith hypertrophy of mainly fibroadipose tissue throughout their distribution, thus pointing to a form of localized hemihypertrophy; both hemihypertrophy and lipomatous tumors are components of Proteus syndrome.
%K MDL
%K Multiple nerve territories
%K Proteus syndrome
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10195-011-0159-6