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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2020

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve.

Youn-Tae Roh, Seok-Whan Song, Changhoon Jeong, Younghoon Kang, Il-Jung Park

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Youn-Tae RohDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, H Plus Yangji Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Seok-Whan SongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Changhoon JeongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Younghoon KangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Il-Jung ParkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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Abstract

Lipofibromatous hamartoma (LFH) is a rare tumor of the peripheral nerves, which usually involves the median nerve. The authors reported on two rare cases of carpal tunnel syndrome due to LFH of the median nerve. A 49-year-old female patient complained of the mass and symptoms consistent with LFH. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed typical LFH findings. The symptoms were successfully ameliorated with carpal tunnel release and external neurolysis. A 37-year-old female patient complained of weakening thumb abduction and the mass where the MRI showed atypical findings. Opponensplasty and debulking operations were performed after which thumb abduction was improved; however, neurological sequelae remained. LFH of the median nerve is managed on a case-by-case basis as treatment guidelines are not very clearly defined yet. However, the less invasive treatment such as carpal tunnel release and external neurolysis than more aggressive surgical treatment should be recommended as a treatment option.

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Lipofibromatous hamartoma · Median nerve · Carpal tunnel syndrome · Magnetic resonance imaging

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PMID32594666
PMCPMC7477153

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