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Ribeiro G, Salgueiro M, Andrade M, et al. Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Rev Bras Ortop. 2017;52(5):612-615doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001.
Ribeiro, G., Salgueiro, M., Andrade, M., & Fernandes, V. S. (2017). Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Revista brasileira de ortopedia, 52(5), 612-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001
Ribeiro, Gaizka, et al. "Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome." Revista brasileira de ortopedia vol. 52,5 (2017): 612-615. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001
Ribeiro G, Salgueiro M, Andrade M, Fernandes VS. Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Rev Bras Ortop. 2017 Aug 14;52(5):612-615. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29062828; PMCID: PMC5643901.
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Rev Bras Ortop. 2017 Aug 14;52(5):612-615. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001. eCollection 2017.

Giant palmar lipoma - an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Revista brasileira de ortopedia

Gaizka Ribeiro, Marta Salgueiro, Miguel Andrade, Victor Santos Fernandes

Affiliations

  1. Hospital de Santa Maria (CHLN), Serviço de Cirurgia Plástica, Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 29062828 PMCID: PMC5643901 DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.08.001

Abstract

Lipoma is a quite common type of soft-tissue tumor, but it is rarely found in the hand. Hand lipomas are generally asymptomatic; however, when they become too large or when they are present in some specific location, they can cause symptoms due to compression of the median nerve. These tumors must be correctly characterized preoperatively with imaging exams and the proper management is the complete removal of the tumor and release of the median nerve. The authors present the case of a female patient with carpal tunnel syndrome due to compression of the median nerve by a giant palmar lipoma, successfully treated with tumor excision and nerve release.

Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand; Lipoma; Median nerve

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