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Meralgia paresthetica secondary to abdominal desmoid tumor
Author(s) -
Rattray Kyle,
Schaeffer John
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
neurology and clinical neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2049-4173
DOI - 10.1111/ncn3.87
Subject(s) - medicine , mononeuropathy , thigh , femoral nerve , surgery , cutaneous nerve , obturator nerve , inguinal canal , nerve compression syndrome , fibromatosis , abdominal wall , diabetes mellitus , inguinal hernia , hernia , peripheral neuropathy , endocrinology
Meralgia paresthetica is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve that supplies sensation to the anterolateral portion of the thigh. Compression of this nerve can lead to paresthesias and neuropathic pain. It is commonly associated with pregnancy, obesity, trauma or diabetes mellitus. Here we present a case of meralgia paresthetica in a 26‐year‐old woman secondary to nerve compression by a desmoid tumor within the internal oblique muscle tissue. Desmoid tumors are fibrous neoplasms originating from musculoaponeurotic structures, and can be locally aggressive and recurrent.