Fibrolipomatous hamartoma in the median nerve in the arm - an unusual location but with MR imaging characteristics: a case report.
Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve are usually located distally in the forearm and may have characteristic features on MR imaging. Here we report a patient with an extensive fibrolipomatous hamartoma at an unusual location proximally in the arm, where a preoperative MR imaging was pathognomonic and diagnosis was verified by an incisional biopsy. We suggest that MRI should be performed in cases with nerve dysfunction without an obvious cause after a thorough clinical examination.
Nilsson
Jessica
J
Hand Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Sandberg
Kristina
K
Hand Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Dahlin
Lars B
LB
Hand Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Vendel
Nina
N
Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Operations, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Balslev
Eva
E
Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, Denmark.
Larsen
Lone
L
Department of Radiology, Herlev Hospital, Denmark.
Nielsen
Niels Søe
NS
Department of Orthopaedics at Herlev Hospital, Division of Hand Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.