Compression of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by a giant cell tumor

F Nucci; M Artico; G Antonini; M Millefiorini; S Bastianello; L Bozzao

Compression of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by a giant cell tumor

Zentralbl Neurochir. 1989;50(3-4):196-8.

Authors

F Nucci¹, M Artico, G Antonini, M Millefiorini, S Bastianello, L Bozzao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, La Sapienza.

PMID: 2642241

Abstract

A case of ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal by a giant cell tumor is reported. The principal anatomo-surgical, clinical and instrumental features are discussed and the relevant literature analyzed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Giant Cell Tumors / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
Neurologic Examination
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Ulnar Nerve / surgery*
Wrist / innervation*
Wrist Joint / surgery*