Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot
A leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor that is most commonly found in the uterus. Limited studies have reported leiomyoma of the foot, rendering it an usual finding. We present a case of a 57-year-old female patient who presented to the clinic for a painless mass on the posteromedial side of th...
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| description | A leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor that is most commonly found in the uterus. Limited studies have reported leiomyoma of the foot, rendering it an usual finding. We present a case of a 57-year-old female patient who presented to the clinic for a painless mass on the posteromedial side of the right heel. It was diagnosed by the radiologist on MRI as a probable schwannoma. The patient underwent surgical excision of this mass which turned out to be a leiomyoma on pathology report. Although foot leiomyoma is a rare finding, leiomyoma should be listed in the differential diagnosis when evaluating foot soft tissue masses. It is difficult to confirm the diagnosis clinically and radiographically, yet a histologic evaluation can affirm the diagnosis. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice offering immediate symptomatic relief. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-040a38aba5e14240aa16228340db06c52025-02-03T01:29:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67572024-01-01202410.1155/2024/1217277Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the HindfootAbdullah Zaher0Jaouad Yasser1Daniel Badaro2Noureddine Sekkach3Department of Orthopedics and TraumatologyDepartment of Orthopedics and TraumatologyCentre de Pathologie BichatDepartment of Orthopedics and TraumatologyA leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor that is most commonly found in the uterus. Limited studies have reported leiomyoma of the foot, rendering it an usual finding. We present a case of a 57-year-old female patient who presented to the clinic for a painless mass on the posteromedial side of the right heel. It was diagnosed by the radiologist on MRI as a probable schwannoma. The patient underwent surgical excision of this mass which turned out to be a leiomyoma on pathology report. Although foot leiomyoma is a rare finding, leiomyoma should be listed in the differential diagnosis when evaluating foot soft tissue masses. It is difficult to confirm the diagnosis clinically and radiographically, yet a histologic evaluation can affirm the diagnosis. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice offering immediate symptomatic relief.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/1217277 |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Zaher Jaouad Yasser Daniel Badaro Noureddine Sekkach Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot |
| title_full | Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot |
| title_short | Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of leiomyoma in the hindfoot |
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