title: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the inferior calcaneal nerve (Baxter nerve).
abstract: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma (FLH) is a rare, benign lesion of the peripheral nerves most frequently involving the median nerve and its digital branches (80 %). Pathognomonic MR features of FLH such as coaxial-cable-like appearance on axial planes and a spaghetti-like appearance on coronal planes have been described by Marom and Helms, obviating the need for diagnostic biopsy. We present a case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the inferior calcaneal nerve (Baxter nerve) with associated subcutaneous fat proliferation.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA. azeng9@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frederick-Dyer
authors.forename: N Lynn
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Yitong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*