title: Lipomas compressing the radial nerve at the elbow.
abstract: Four patients have been treated for compression of the radial nerve by lipomas at the elbow. The treatment of all cases was surgical excision with complete resolution. Lipomas are a very common tumor but infrequently cause nerve compression symptoms.
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011826:Radial Nerve; D014986:Xeroradiography