RARE CONDITION OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME SECONDARY TO A GIANT LIPOMA OF THE HAND. A CASE REPORT
Alae Neqrachi*, Yassine Saadi, Soufiane Mouktabis, Tarik Ahuary, Mbarek Akanou, Moncef Boufettal, Reda- Allah Bassir, Mohamed Kharmaz, Moulay Omar Lamrani and Mohamed Saleh Berrada
ABSTRACT
Lipoma of the hand is a rare entity causing carpal tunnel syndrome with atypical symptomatology. Carpal tunnel syndrome is mostly idiopathic and bilateral. Local factors should be suspected when these neuropathies present with atypical symptoms or even when they recur after primary conventional surgical release. We describe a case of a giant lipoma of the right hand causing carpal tunnel syndrome in a 38-year-old woman who underwent a monobloc resection of the tumor.
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