title: Multiple arm lipomatosis and posterior interosseus nerve palsy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumours which tend to be indolent and risk free. Lipomas rarely spread in the deep soft tissue causing posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) neuropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two patients with multiple lipomatosis of the arms and PIN paralysis, with a brief review of the cases reported in literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We emphasize the role of electromyographic study as unique methodical capable to reveal an early radial nerve damage, permitting an optimal post-surgical nerve function recovering.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Italy. dominici2@unisi.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dominici
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ginanneschi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spidalieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001132:Arm; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology