Chinese Man Develops Fat Lumps Around His Throat From Drinking

A Chinese man who drank hard liquor daily for more than 40 years has developed massive fat lumps around his neck due to a rare condition.
Shocking footage shows the 62-year-old resident with the enormous piles of fat around his neck being treated at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province of north-eastern [/news/china/index.html China].
Doctors said that the man's love of [/news/alcohol/index.html alcohol] was the cause of the disorder known as a 'hippo neck' in China, which saw his neck swelling to twice its normal size. 
A 62-year-old Chinese man (pictured) from Liaoning, known by his surname Wang, who drinks heavily every day for tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn more than 40 years has developed massive fat lumps around his neck
The patient, known by his surname Wang, told the local media that he had drank about 300-millilitre of 'Bai Jiu', a strong Chinese grain wine, every day since the age of 18.
Bai Jiu, also known as white liquor, is a type of super-strength Chinese grain wine containing 52 per cent alcohol by volume on average, which is nearly 10 per cent stronger than typical vodka.
Mr Wang finally went to the local hospital on Tuesday after being frustrated with the fatty lumps for kynghidongduong.vn years.

He said that others often made fun of his 'hippo neck' as well.
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Footage released by [ ] shows two doctors checking the patient's fatty growth at the Shenyang hospital.
The alcohol lover can be heard telling the medics: 'I did not really notice it at first and it started to grow gradually.
'Now I have to notice it because it has grown so big.

It's ugly,' he added.
Mr Wang was diagnosed with Madelung's Disease, a rare disease characterised by a benign growth of fatty deposits, known as lipoma, around a patient's neck and upper body.
A doctor tour trương gia giới from the Shenyang hospital said that the patient would undergo surgery to remove the tumour. 
Pictures above released by Pear Video shows two doctors checking the patient's fatty lumps around his neck at the Shenyang hospital in Liaoning province of north-eastern China Tuesday
Similar stories have been reported in China before. 
A 68-year-old man, surnamed Tan, was diagnosed with the disease after he drank at least one litre of 'Bai Jiu' every day for 26 years and downed it 'like water'. 
Mr Tan went to the a hospital in Hunan province of southern China after suffering breathing difficulties thought to be caused by the huge lump in 2018.
Another Chinese man, named Hong Shu, who drank almost a litre of white spirit a day for over three decades developed a fatty tumour around his throat.
He was reported as 'the man with the horse neck' by Chinese media after being diagnosed with the rare Madelung disease in 2015.
According to the [ ], Madelung's Disease mostly affects middle-aged men, in particular, those who drink a large volume of alcohol.

It occurs to 1 in every 25,000 people worldwide.