Neural fibrolipoma of the ulnar nerve in the hand: a case report.
The author reports an unusual case of neural fibrolipoma (lipofibromatous hamartoma) of the ulnar nerve in the hand. A 20-year-old man presented with a fusiform soft tissue mass in his right hand. Neurological examination was normal except to minimal pain on palpation. Surgical exploration revealed that ulnar nerve and its digital branches were infiltrated by fibrofatty tissues. Fibrofatty tissues were dissected and removed from the nerve by microsurgical technique. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis as a lipofibromatous hamartoma of the nerve. The result of surgical debulking was satisfactory.
Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. serk99@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014459:Ulnar Nerve