title: [Circumscribed median nerve compression caused by a leiomyoma. Preoperative localization with spiral CT].
abstract: Dysfunction of the median nerve is quite common and mostly observed related to carpal tunnel and pronator syndromes. We report a rare case of median nerve compression caused by a leiomyoma in the distal forearm. Spiral CT with MPR (multiplanar reconstruction) clearly located the lesion preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum Kassel. shirator@mailer.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiratori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haferkamp
authors.forename: F-P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed