Multiple arm lipomatosis and posterior interosseus nerve palsy.
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.
Dominici
F
F
Unit of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Italy. dominici2@unisi.it
Ginanneschi
F
F
Spidalieri
R
R
Rossi
A
A
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