Fibrolipomatous hamartoma in the foot: atypical MR imaging findings.
Lipomatosis of a nerve is a well-known but uncommon entity mostly seen in the median nerve. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to provide pathognomonic features, obviating the need for diagnostic biopsy. We present a case of lipomatosis of a branch of the medial plantar nerve with an atypical appearance on magnetic resonance imaging.
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Iwan.Vanbreuseghem@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
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Geusens
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Brys
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De Wever
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*