Peripheral nerve lipoma: Case report of an intraneural lipoma of the median nerve and literature review.
Adipose lesions rarely affect the peripheral nerves. This can occur in two different ways: Direct compression by an extraneural lipoma, or by a lipoma originated from the adipose cells located inside the nerve. Since its first description, many terms have been used in the literature to mention intraneural lipomatous lesions. In this article, the authors report a case of a 62-year-old female who presented with an intraneural median nerve lipoma and review the literature concerning the classification of adipose lesions of the nerve, radiological diagnosis and treatment.
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São José - Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Alisson Roberto
AR
Teles
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Guilherme
G
Finger
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São José - Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Marcelo N
MN
Schuster
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São José - Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Pedro Luis
PL
Gobbato
Carpal tunnel syndrome; lipoma; median nerve; peripheral nerves
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