Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Dorsocervical fat pad
Buffalo hump
HP:0025383
What it means
An area of fat accumulation at the back of the neck in the form of a hump.
Rare diseases that can present with this6
Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Dorsocervical fat pad
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