FIBRO-LIPOMATOUS HAMARTOMA.

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Fibro-lipomatous hamartomas are non-malignant tumors that are commonly seen in infants and rarely affect young adults and children.[1] Neural fibro-lipoma, lipo-fibromatous hamartoma, peri-neural lipoma and intra-neural lipoma are the other terms used for fibrolipomatous hamartoma. Among all, the median nerve is by far the most commonly affected(80% of cases) and less commonly the ulnar and radial nerves, and brachial plexus. [2] Although median nerve is the commonly affected nerve, lesions are also found in the radial, sciatic, plantar and ulnar nerves. Further,the median nerve is most commonly involved at the level of hand and wrist.[3]