steroid lipomatosis
MONDO:0006612Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names steroid lipomatosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A neoplastic process characterized by a diffuse poorly circumscribed overgrowth of adipose tissue in the face, upper middle back, and sternal region. It is associated with adrenocortical steroid therapy or an increase in endogenous adrenocortical hormone.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006612), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of