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MRI revealed a 11 x 9 mm mass located in flexor tendons which has intermediate signal on T1-weighted images and hyperintense signal on T2-fat weighted images.
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MRI revealed a 11 x 9 mm mass located in flexor tendons which has intermediate signal on T1-weighted images and hyperintense signal on T2-fat weighted images (Figure 1).
6 mm diameter mass in the palm which has intermediate signal on T1-weighted images and hyperintense signal on T2-fat weighted images was detected.
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Also a second 6 mm diameter mass in the palm with the same properties was detected (Figure 2).
Intraoperative view of the lesion showing that the mass at the wrist was originated from the median nerve.
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The mass at the wrist was originated from the median nerve (Figure 3) and the mass in the palm was originated from the common digital nerve of the 3rd and the 4th fingers (Figure 4).
Intraoperative view of the lesion showing that the mass in the palm was originated from the common digital nerve of the 3rd and the 4th fingers.
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The mass at the wrist was originated from the median nerve (Figure 3) and the mass in the palm was originated from the common digital nerve of the 3rd and the 4th fingers (Figure 4).