Pelvic lipomatosis

The rare disease pelvic lipomatosis is most often seen in older obese black men with hypertension. In pelvic lipomatosis[?], abnormal dense deposits of apparently otherwise normal fat are observed in the spaces of the pelvic area. Associated with cystitis glandularis[?], a precursor to adenocarcinoma of the 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)