Sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings in post-traumatic median nerve neuroma: A case report


ATİK İ., APALAN D., ATİK S., GÜL E.

Sonography, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/sono.12472
  • Dergi Adı: Sonography
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: magnetic resonance imaging, median nerve neuralgia, neuroma, sonographic imaging
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Nerves are frequently damaged in cases of blunt or penetrating injuries to the limbs. Post-traumatic neuromas arising from peripheral nerves are formations that emerge after nerve injury, potentially leading to swollen and agonizing nerve terminations upon severance. Post-traumatic neuromas commonly appear as irregular, non-cancerous nodules formed due to injury-induced damage. The most common clinical symptom is neuralgic pain significantly the patient's quality of life. The main peripheral nerve abnormalities that lead to a referral for imaging are benign peripheral nerve tumors such as schwannoma, neurofibroma, and traumatic pathologies. This case report discusses a 35-year-old woman who presented with a neuroma in her wrist months after a laceration and trauma, with typical imaging findings on sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging.