Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by neural fibrolipoma.

To cite: Uchiyama D, Oshige T, Nakamura K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212819 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old woman presented with progressive right hand numbness in the area of distribution of the median nerve, and inadequate thumb opposition. On physical examination, a soft elastic mass was noted on the distal volar aspect of her forearm (figure 1, dot circle), with an atrophy of the thenar eminence (figures 1 and 2, red circle). Phalen’s test