Giant Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of Median Nerve in a Child
| Autor: | TELES FILHO, RICARDO VIEIRA, Guilherme de Matos Abe, Paulo Henrique de Aquino Júnior, Giovanni Ferreira Viggiano, Bruna Ribas Teixeira, Murilo Eugênio Oliveira |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical & Biomedical Research; Vol. 43 No. 1 (2023): Clinical & Biomedical Research Clinical and Biomedical Research; v. 43 n. 1 (2023): Clinical & Biomedical Research |
| ISSN: | 2357-9730 |
| Popis: | 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 case of a child with a 2-years presentation of a mass in the right wrist associated with pain and paresthesia, who underwent investigation with magnetic resonance imaging (MR I). It showed thickening of the median nerve with spaghetti-like appearance associated with lipomatous tissue in a coaxial cable-like pattern, both features characteristic of LFH. This case illustrates the importance of MRI in the differential diagnosis of limb masses in the pediatric population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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