Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve.
Fibrolipomatous hamartomas of nerve are rare, benign, fibrofatty malformations of peripheral nerves, most commonly affecting the median nerve. Lower extremity cases are extremely rare. The authors present a very rare case of a fibrolipomatous hamartoma involving the superficial peroneal nerve, and review the literature regarding its clinical presentation and surgical management.
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Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*