Ultrasound-guided popliteal nerve block in a patient with malignant degeneration of neurofibromatosis 1.
A 41-year-old female patient with neurofibromatosis 1 presented with new neurologic deficits secondary to malignant degeneration of a tibial lesion. Ultrasound mapping of the popliteal nerve revealed changes consistent with an intraneural neurofibroma. Successful popliteal nerve blockade was achieved under ultrasound guidance.
Department of Anesthesia, H3580, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Arjun
A
Desai
Brendan
B
Carvalho
Jenna
J
Hansen
Jonay
J
Hill