Makris Anastasios P, Makris Dimitrios
Medical Student, European University Cyprus, Diogenis Street 6, 2404, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Interbalkan European Medical Centre, Asklipiou Street 10, 55535, Thessaloniki ,Greece.
J Orthop Case Rep. 2020 Nov;10(8):80-83. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2020.v10.i08.1870.
Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a clinical syndrome usually resulting usually from compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). Tumors arising from this nerve could also be the cause of this syndrome.
We present an unusual cause of MP in a 67-year-old Caucasian male. The cause of the syndrome appeared to be a schwannoma tumor of the LFCN. Such a cause of MP has not been reported previously in the literature.
Medical practitioners should also consider other causes of MP syndrome, such as peripheral nerve tumors. Although diagnosis is considered to be clinical, ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be helpful to establish the diagnosis.
股外侧皮神经痛（MP）是一种临床综合征，通常由股外侧皮神经（LFCN）受压引起。该神经发生的肿瘤也可能是此综合征的病因。
我们报告了一名67岁白种男性患MP的罕见病因。该综合征的病因似乎是LFCN的神经鞘瘤。此前文献中尚未报道过这种MP病因。
医生也应考虑MP综合征的其他病因，如周围神经肿瘤。尽管诊断被认为是临床诊断，但超声或磁共振成像（MRI）有助于确诊。
