Lipofibromatous hamartoma of sciatic nerve: A case report

• Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the sciatic nerve is a rare disease which may be asymptomatic or may present with palpable tender swelling and tingling sensation in the territory of the nerve. • High soft tissue resolution MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis and helps prevent unnecessary nerve bio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2022-09, Vol.81
Hauptverfasser: Khadka, Sulochana, Adhikari, Prashant, Regmi, Pradeep Raj, Timilsina, Bibek, Thapa, Anupam Singh, Panta, Bhaskar Raj, Bhandari, Sandeep
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Zusammenfassung:• Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the sciatic nerve is a rare disease which may be asymptomatic or may present with palpable tender swelling and tingling sensation in the territory of the nerve. • High soft tissue resolution MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis and helps prevent unnecessary nerve biopsies. • Debulking, internal or external neurolysis or radical excision with or without fascicular grafts are various mode of intervention in case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma.
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104542