Giant lipoma: an unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome, in its idiopathic form, is an extremely common entrapment neuropathy in the clinical practice however secondary compressive causes are rare. Among secondary causes, tumors are even rarer. Although lipomas are the most common soft tissue tumor in the body, less than 5% of the benign tumors of the hand are lipomas.

Keywords

• lipoma
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• median nerve
• nerve compression