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Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report

Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare benign peripheral nerve tumor. The median nerve (MN) is most commonly affected in the upper extremity. We report a case of a 39-year-old male with LFH of the median nerve presented with swelling and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome treated successfully wit...

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Autores principales: Elbayer, Ahmed M, Alharami, Sara, Elhessy, Ahmed H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9826720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36628394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33516
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description Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare benign peripheral nerve tumor. The median nerve (MN) is most commonly affected in the upper extremity. We report a case of a 39-year-old male with LFH of the median nerve presented with swelling and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome treated successfully with decompression. LFH is reported with various descriptions because of the proliferative nature of its adipocytes and the fibrofatty infiltration within the peripheral nerves. Swelling around the volar aspect of the wrist remains the most frequent presentation of LFH. Surgical decompression without tumor resection can result in symptom improvement. In addition, post-decompression nerve coverage can be a solution to improve the residual hyperesthesia symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-98267202023-01-09 Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report Elbayer, Ahmed M Alharami, Sara Elhessy, Ahmed H Cureus Neurology Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare benign peripheral nerve tumor. The median nerve (MN) is most commonly affected in the upper extremity. We report a case of a 39-year-old male with LFH of the median nerve presented with swelling and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome treated successfully with decompression. LFH is reported with various descriptions because of the proliferative nature of its adipocytes and the fibrofatty infiltration within the peripheral nerves. Swelling around the volar aspect of the wrist remains the most frequent presentation of LFH. Surgical decompression without tumor resection can result in symptom improvement. In addition, post-decompression nerve coverage can be a solution to improve the residual hyperesthesia symptoms. Cureus 2023-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9826720/ /pubmed/36628394 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33516 Text en Copyright © 2023, Elbayer et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report
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title_fullStr Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report
title_short Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Case Report
title_sort lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9826720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36628394
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33516
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