Case Reports
Sciatic Neuropathy From a Giant Hibernoma of the Thigh: A Case Report
Am J Orthop. 2008 May;37(5):E103-E106
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Salim Ersozlu, MD, Orcun Sahin, MD, Ahmet Fevzi Ozgur, MD, and Tolga Akkaya, MD
Dr. Ersozlu is Medical Doctor, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Konya Research Center, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.
Dr. Sahin is Medical Doctor, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Dr. Ozgur and Dr. Akkaya are Medical Doctors, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Konya Research Center, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Hibernomas—rare, uniformly benign soft-tissue tumors of brown fat—were originally described in 1906 by Merkel.1 These tumors are usually found in the scapular2 and posterior cervical regions or (more rarely) in the folds of the buttocks or on the thigh.3-5 Sciatic neuropathy is an infrequently diagnosed focal mononeuropathy. Few case reports of lipomas compressing the sciatic nerve or its peripheral branches have appeared in the literature.6-8 The present case report is to our knowledge the first on sciatic nerve palsy caused by a hibernoma.