A case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve arising from superficial peroneal nerve
Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve (neural fibrolipoma) is a tumor-like lipomatous process principally involving<br /> young persons. The median nerve is most commonly affected. The lesion is characterized by a soft slowly growing<br /> mass surrounding and infiltrating m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/942 |
| Summary: | Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve (neural fibrolipoma) is a tumor-like lipomatous process principally involving<br /> young persons. The median nerve is most commonly affected. The lesion is characterized by a soft slowly growing<br /> mass surrounding and infiltrating major nerves and their branches. It may cause symptoms of compression neuropathy<br /> and is associated with macrodactyly in one third of cases. Here, we present a case of neural fibrolipoma in the ankle<br /> region and dorsum of foot of a young man arising from superficial peroneal nerve.<br /> <strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma, neural fibrolipoma, macrodactyly, superficial peroneal nerve. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-1995 1735-7136 |