Madelung's disease: a case report and literature

AbstractResumo * Study developed at the Service of Head & Neck Surgery,Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria (HUSM) – UniversidadeFederal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.1. Specialization in Cancerology and Oncological Surgery,Assistant Professor, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM),Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.2. Medical Residence in Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis,Assistant Professor at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria(UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.3. MD, General Surgeon, Medical Residence in General Sur-gery at Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria (HUSM) – Univer-sidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.4. MD, Resident in General Surgery at Hospital Orencio Frei-tas, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.5. MD, Resident in Ophthalmology at Hospital de Clinicas dePorto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.6. Graduate Student of Medicine, Universidade Federal deSanta Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.Mailing address: Dra. Sâmia Adaime. Rua Jornalista MoacirPadilha, 70, Bloco 1, ap. 1001, Centro. Niteroi, RJ, Brazil,24020-350. E-mail: sbra5@hotmail.comReceived October 19, 2009. Accepted after revision Febru-ary 5, 2010.