title: Compression of the peripheral branches of the sciatic nerve by lipoma.
abstract: The authors report two female patients with chronic sensitive and motor findings in lower limbs caused by compression of distal branches of sciatic nerve by lipoma. Similar cases were not described on literature. Nerve conduction studies allowed to localize the exact site of compression. At surgery, lipomas compressing the deep peroneal nerve (case 1) and the posterior tibial nerve (case 2) were observed. Histologic studies of tumors confirmed the diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurology, São Paulo, State University, Brazil.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Resende
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kimaid
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schiavão
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zanini
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Faleiros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery