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Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 1994 Jan-Feb;33(1):64-71.
Fibrolipomatous
hamartomas of nerve are rare, benign, fibrofatty malformations of peripheral
nerves, most commonly affecting the median nerve. Lower extremity cases are
extremely rare. The authors present a very rare case of a fibrolipomatous
hamartoma involving the superficial peroneal nerve, and review the
literature regarding its clinical presentation and surgical management.
Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve arising in the brachial plexus.
J Hand Surg [Br]. 1995 Feb;20(1):16-8.
Fibrolipomatous
hamartoma of nerve is a rare benign infiltrating condition of peripheral
nerves leading to progressive functional loss. Previous descriptions have
virtually all been confined to the distal part of the upper limb, with the
median nerve being the commonest reported site. Most cases occur in the
first 3 decades of life and a third are associated with macrodactyly. A case
is described in a 63-year-old woman, involving the whole of the brachial
plexus, a previously unreported site for this particular lesion. |
