title: Fibrolipoma of the median nerve.
abstract: Neural fibrolipoma or fibrolipomatous hamartoma is an uncommon benign tumor that usually arises in the median nerve. Fibrofatty tissue proliferates around the nerve and infiltrates the epineurium and perineurium. We report a case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the left median nerve in an 18-year-old woman. Our objective was to describe the pathognomonic magnetic resonance imaging features, whose presence obviates the need for a diagnostic biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department, La Rabta Hospital, 5 Rue Ibn Messaoud, El Menzeh 6, 2091 Tunis, Tunisia. nouira.kais@gnet.tn
authors.forename: Kais
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: Hend
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Belhiba
authors.forename: Sofiène
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baccar
authors.forename: Anissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miaaoui
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Messaoud
authors.forename: Imène
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: Ilhem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cheour
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menif
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis*