Pelvic lipomatosis: A rare disorder where benign fatty growths develop in the pelvic area. Mainly occurs in obese, hypertensive, black males during old age. The main symptoms of the disorder tend to be related to compression of various genitourinary organs by the abnormal mass. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pelvic lipomatosis is available below.
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Pelvic lipomatosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pelvic lipomatosis, or a subtype of Pelvic lipomatosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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