1. Nerve compression due to benign tumors or ganglion cysts in the upper limb – case series.
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GROSU-BULARDA, Andreea, TEODOREANU, Razvan Nicolae, LAZARESCU, Andra-Luana, POPESCU, Marius, HODEA, Florin-Vlad, LITA, Flavia Francesca, STOIAN, Alexandru, VANCEA, Cristian, COJOCARU, Liviu Petre, and LASCAR, Ioan
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GANGLIA , *MEDIAN nerve , *PERIPHERAL nervous system , *ENTRAPMENT neuropathies , *SYNOVIAL cyst , *BENIGN tumors , *SCHWANNOMAS - Abstract
Tumor nerve compressions in the upper limb are relatively rare, usually involving ganglion cysts and benign tumors. We present a case series of five patients with peripheral nerve compression in the upper limb due to tumor or cystic masses- ulnar nerve compression in the Guyon’s tunnel due to a ganglion cyst, large median nerve schwannoma compressing anterior interosseous nerve and median nerve, voluminous lipoma compressing median nerve in the proximal forearm, superficial branch of radial nerve compression by a synovial cyst and elbow region lipoma compressing radial nerve. In the beginning, those benign lesions are asymptomatic but, as they continue to grow adjacent to a peripheral nerve clinical manifestations appear progressively as compressive neuropathies. After a preoperative imagistic analysis, tumor resection with careful dissection, in order to preserve the neurovascular structures, is the elective surgical procedure in order to obtain an optimal functional recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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