A case of fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve arising from superficial peroneal nerve

Abstract

Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve (neural fibrolipoma) is a tumor-like lipomatous process principally involving<br /> young persons. The median nerve is most commonly affected. The lesion is characterized by a soft slowly growing<br /> mass surrounding and infiltrating major nerves and their branches. It may cause symptoms of compression neuropathy<br /> and is associated with macrodactyly in one third of cases. Here, we present a case of neural fibrolipoma in the ankle<br /> region and dorsum of foot of a young man arising from superficial peroneal nerve.<br /> <strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Fibrolipomatous hamartoma, neural fibrolipoma, macrodactyly, superficial peroneal nerve.

Keywords

• Fibrolipomatous hamartoma, neural fibrolipoma, macrodactyly, superficial peroneal nerve.