title: Lipoma compressing the brachial plexus in a patient with sarcoidosis: case report.
abstract: Lipomas associated with distal peripheral nerves are well recognized; however, those impinging on the brachial plexus are rare. We document a unique case of a sarcoidosis patient with an extraneural lipoma compressing the brachial plexus, and present a review of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Daipayan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: Tim-Rasmus
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kiehl
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D002968:Clavicle; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone