Giant Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of Median Nerve in a Child

Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare fibrofatty tumor of adipocytes within peripheral nerves, affecting mainly children. It typically presents as a palpable mass surrounding the nerves of the upper limbs, causing pain and neurological deficits in the affected nerve distribution. We report the...

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Main Authors: RICARDO VIEIRA TELES FILHO, Guilherme de Matos Abe, Paulo Henrique de Aquino Júnior, Giovanni Ferreira Viggiano, Bruna Ribas Teixeira, Murilo Eugênio Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2023-05-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125914