In search of the 'back mouse'.
The "back mouse" is a tender, fibrous, fatty subcutaneous nodule found in the lumbosacral area in up to 16% of people. It can be a treatable cause of low back pain that may be unrecognized by both specialists and generalists.
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Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D011677:Punctures