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Macrodactyly is a rare congenital anomaly resulting in overgrowth of all the mesenchymal elements of the digit including phalanges, tendons, nerves, and vessels. Currently, the term macrodystrophia lipomatosa refers to a form of progressive macrodactyly with osseous involvement associated with diffuse overgrowth of adipose tissue (Yaghmai et al. 1976; Baruchin et al. 1988; Viola et al. 1991).

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Chen, H. (2017). Macrodactyly. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2401-1_278

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