title: Lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve. Three case reports.
abstract: Nervous lipofibromatous hamartoma is a rare tumour-like condition involving the peripheral nerves, whereby the epineurium and perineurium are enlarged and distorted by excess fatty and fibrous tissues that infiltrate between and around nerve boundaries. The median nerve is much more likely than other nerves to develop a hamartoma with a predilection for the carpal tunnel. In this article, we describe three cases of lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve and discuss its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Center Sart Tilman, Liege, Belgium. nardellad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nardella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohawon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy