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Compression of the median nerve in the proximal forearm by a giant lipoma: A case report

BACKGROUND: Compression of the median nerve by a tumour in the elbow and forearm region is rare. We present a case of neuropathy of the median nerve secondary to compression by giant lipoma in the proximal forearm. CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old man presented with a six month history of gradually...

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Autores principales: Valbuena, Sebastian E, O'Toole, Greg A, Roulot, Eric
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2474606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18541043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7221-3-17