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    J Korean Orthop Assoc. 2011 Aug;46(4):335-339. Korean.
    Published online Aug 31, 2011.
    https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2011.46.4.335
    Copyright © 2011 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association
    Case Report

    Intraneural Hemangioma of the Ulnar Nerve

    Tae Kyun Kim, M.D., Byong San Choi, M.D., Hong Jae Kang, M.D. and Sung Hyun No, M.D.
      • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
    • Correspondence to: Byong San Choi, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, 344-2, Shinyong-dong, Iksan 570-749, Korea. TEL: +82-63-859-1360, FAX: +82-63-852-9329, Email: bhinder@hanmail.net
    Received August 23, 2010; Accepted March 28, 2011.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    An intraneural hemangioma is an extremely rare condition. We report here on an intraneural hemangioma of the ulnar nerve. Microscopic exploration and excision of the lesion resulted in complete relief of the patient's symptoms.

    Keywords
    intraneural hemangioma; ulnar nerve; microscopic excision

    Figures

    Figure 1
    Plain radiographs of the left wrist of a 58-year-old woman show numerous irregular shaped phleboliths.

    Figure 2
    Enhanced computed tomographs demonstrate an oval shaped mass with enhanced vessels and calcifications adjacent to the ulnar artery.

    Figure 3
    Clinical photographs.(A) A well capsulated cystic mass divides ulnar nerve into halfs and deviates ulnar artery radially. (B) Removed specimen. (C) The cystic mass is 2×1.5×1.5 cm in proximal-distal, mediolateral and anterioposteriorly respectively.

    Figure 4
    Low-power (A: PAS stain, ×40) and medium-power histologic examinations (B: PAS stain, ×100) reveal large dilated vascular proliferation and capillary-like spaces. (C) Immunohistochemical staining of S-100 protein does not demonstrate any normal neural tissue component in the mass (×100).

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    MeSH Terms
    Hemangioma
    Ulnar Nerve
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