title: Rare case of a localized radial nerve amyloid neuropathy.
abstract: We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with a 6-month history of progressive paresis of the right radial nerve. Perioperative imaging detected a spindle-shaped expansion of the radial nerve caused by an isolated local deposit of amyloid (amyloidoma). The deposit was resected in 2 phases and the resulting defect was bridged by a sural nerve autograft. Overall internal and hematological examination did not reveal systemic amyloidosis or lymphoproliferative disorder. The reason for our report is that localized forms of amyloid neuropathy are very rare.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; †Department of Neurology, Pardubice Regional Hospital, Pardubice, Czech Republic; ‡The Fingerland Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; and Departments of §Neurology, and ¶Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanta
authors.forename: Edvard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ehler
authors.forename: Aleš
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohout
authors.forename: Jiřina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Habalová
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanáček
authors.forename: Oldřich
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vyšata
authors.forename: Jindra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brtková
authors.forename: Stanislav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Řehák
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vališ
mesh_terms: D017772:Amyloid Neuropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000473:pathology*