Lipomas compressing the radial nerve at the elbow.
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.
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