Madelung’s disease is characterized by the presence of multiple symmetric and nonencapsulated facial, neck, and upper trunk lipomas. Depending on the location and size of lipomas, there may be concerns for difficult airway management and cardiovascular collapse. We present the anesthetic management case of a patient with cervical and mediastinal lipomas who underwent elective cervical lipoma resection.
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