A case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve arising from superficial peroneal nerve

Autor: Ahmad Sobhan Ardakani, Pardis Nematolahi, Fereshteh - Mohammadizadeh, Mohammad Reza Akhoondinasab
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 271-274 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-1995
1735-7136
Popis: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve (neural fibrolipoma) is a tumor-like lipomatous process principally involving young persons. The median nerve is most commonly affected. The lesion is characterized by a soft slowly growing mass surrounding and infiltrating major nerves and their branches. It may cause symptoms of compression neuropathy and is associated with macrodactyly in one third of cases. Here, we present a case of neural fibrolipoma in the ankle region and dorsum of foot of a young man arising from superficial peroneal nerve. KEY WORDS: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma, neural fibrolipoma, macrodactyly, superficial peroneal nerve.
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