title: Intraneural lipoma associated with a branch of the superficial peroneal nerve.
abstract: Intraneural lipoma is a hamartoma that may involve various nerves, although its association with the superficial peroneal nerve is extremely rare. In this article, we describe the case of a young female with an intraneural lipoma localized to the superficial peroneal nerve. Also highlighted is the importance of meticulous clinical examination in order to accurately diagnose the entity so as to avoid expensive diagnostic imaging investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Mendical Centre and Hospital Ltd, Coimbatore, India. rajahand@vsnl.com
authors.forename: S Raja
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sabapathy
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatnagar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery