Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy

Lipoma is a benign soft tissue tumor which rarely causes neuropathy. In closed compartments such as Guyon’s canal, even small volume loss can lead to compression of nerve. Hence in such areas, even innocuous tumors such as lipomas can cause neuropathy and warrant surgery. We present one such case of...

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Autores principales: Rohilla, Seema, Yadav, Rohtas K., Dhaulakhandi, Dhara B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19468684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-009-0051-9
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author Rohilla, Seema
Yadav, Rohtas K.
Dhaulakhandi, Dhara B.
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description Lipoma is a benign soft tissue tumor which rarely causes neuropathy. In closed compartments such as Guyon’s canal, even small volume loss can lead to compression of nerve. Hence in such areas, even innocuous tumors such as lipomas can cause neuropathy and warrant surgery. We present one such case of ulnar neuropathy caused by lipoma of Guyon’s canal.
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spelling pubmed-26885952009-06-08 Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy Rohilla, Seema Yadav, Rohtas K. Dhaulakhandi, Dhara B. J Orthop Traumatol Case Report Lipoma is a benign soft tissue tumor which rarely causes neuropathy. In closed compartments such as Guyon’s canal, even small volume loss can lead to compression of nerve. Hence in such areas, even innocuous tumors such as lipomas can cause neuropathy and warrant surgery. We present one such case of ulnar neuropathy caused by lipoma of Guyon’s canal. Springer Milan 2009-05-26 2009-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2688595/ /pubmed/19468684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-009-0051-9 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2009
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Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy
title Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy
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title_fullStr Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy
title_full_unstemmed Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy
title_short Lipoma of Guyon’s canal causing ulnar neuropathy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19468684
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