A case is described of an unusually large lipofibromatous hamartoma arising from the tendon sheath of flexor pollicis longus.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
FRYKMAN, GK, and VE WOOD (1978). Peripheral nerve hamartoma with macrodactyly in the hand: Report of three cases and review of the literature. The Journal of Hand Surgery, 3, 307-312.
2.
JOHNSON, RJ, and M BONFIGLIO (1969). Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 51A, 984-990.
3.
KETTLEKAMP, DB, and WJ MILL, Jr (1966). Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions of Hand. New York State Journal of Medicine, 66, 363-372.
4.
PATEL, ME, JW SILVER, DE LIPTON, and HS PEARLMAN (1979). Lipofibroma of the Median Nerve in the Palm and Digits of the Hand. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 61A, 393-397.
5.
RUDOLPH, R, and S JAFFE (1975). Painless Fibro-Fatty Hamartoma of the Median Nerve. The British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 28, 301-302.
6.
SMITH, PS, AS PIETERSE, and J McCLURE (1982). Fibroma of tendon sheath. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 35, 842-848.
