Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome
ABSTRACT Lipoma is a quite common type of soft-tissue tumor, but it is rarely found in the hand. Hand lipomas are generally asymptomatic; however, when they become too large or when they are present in some specific location, they can cause symptoms due to compression of the median nerve. These tumo...
Main Authors: | Gaizka Ribeiro, Marta Salgueiro, Miguel Andrade, Victor Santos Fernandes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000500612&lng=en&tlng=en |
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