Fibrolipoma of the median nerve.
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.
Nouira
Kais
K
Medical Imaging Department, La Rabta Hospital, 5 Rue Ibn Messaoud, El Menzeh 6, 2091 Tunis, Tunisia. nouira.kais@gnet.tn
Belhiba
Hend
H
Baccar
Sofiène
S
Miaaoui
Anissa
A
Ben Messaoud
Monia
M
Turki
Imène
I
Cheour
Ilhem
I
Menif
Emna
E
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis*