Open AccessIntrasynovial spindle cell lipoma of the deep flexor of the middle finger causing intermittent carpal tunnel syndrome–case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Alessandro Vidoni,
Minakshi Shrivastava,
Rajesh Botchu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-018-0281-x
Subject(s) - medicine , carpal tunnel syndrome , anatomy , lipoma , flexor muscles , surgery , carpal tunnel
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) represents the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity. Intermittent CTS has been reported in the surgical literature and usually, related to masses associated to flexor tendons. We describe a patient with an intrasynovial lipoma involving the deep flexor of the middle finger causing intermittent CTS and snapping on flexion-extension.