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Published in: HAND 1/2011

01-03-2011 | Case Reports

Carpal tunnel syndrome due to fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve

Authors: Jamal Louaste, Hassan Zejjari, Mohamed Chkoura, Aziz Houmadi, Khalid Rachid

Published in: HAND | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Nervous lipofibromatous hamartoma is a rare tumor-like condition involving the peripheral nerves, whereby the epineurium and perineurium are enlarged and distorted by excess of fatty and fibrous tissues that infiltrate between and around nerve boundaries. The median nerve is much more likely to develop a hamartoma than other nerves with a predilection for the carpal tunnel. We present a case of carpal tunnel syndrome in an adult caused by fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve, successfully removed by excision of the fibrolipomatous tissue and decompression.
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Metadata
Title
Carpal tunnel syndrome due to fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the median nerve
Authors
Jamal Louaste
Hassan Zejjari
Mohamed Chkoura
Aziz Houmadi
Khalid Rachid
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
HAND / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-010-9290-8

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