Soonchunhyang Med Sci.  2020 Jun;26(1):19-21. 10.15746/sms.20.005.

Deep-Seated Giant Lipoma on the Hand Inducing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Kim DG
• Hwang SI

• KMID: 2505079
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15746/sms.20.005

Abstract

Lipoma is a very frequent benign soft tissue tumor, but its occurrence in the hands is rare. Lipoma in the hands is generally asymptomatic; however, symptoms may develop if local neurovascular structures are compressed due to size or location of the lipoma. Carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a compressive neuropathy of the median nerve, is the most common neuropathy in the hands and presents pain, numbness, hypoesthesia, and atrophy of the thenar muscle. We present a case of carpal tunnel syndrome by deep-seated giant lipoma with a literature review.

Keyword

Wrist; Lipoma; Carpal tunnel syndrome