title: Intraneural fibroma of the median nerve at the wrist.
abstract: Distal median neuropathy from carpal tunnel syndrome is the most well known lesion affecting the median nerve. Mass lesions may affect the nerve at the wrist. We present to our knowledge the first histologically confirmed case of an intraneural fibroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Gonda 8-214, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Folpe
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Doris E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Gonda 8-214, Rochester, MN 55901, USA. Electronic address: spinner.robert@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014953:Wrist / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Carpal tunnel; Median nerve; Peripheral nerve