title: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bibbo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: 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*