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Zaher A, Yasser J, Badaro D, Sekkach N. Unusual Presentation of Leiomyoma in the Hindfoot. Case Rep Orthop 2024; 2024:1217277. [PMID: 38516613 PMCID: PMC10957246 DOI: 10.1155/2024/1217277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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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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- Abdullah Zaher
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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Mugge L, Dang DD, Chandela S. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Angiomyoma. Cureus 2021; 13:e18726. [PMID: 34790481 PMCID: PMC8585522 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Angiomyomas are benign tumors derived from smooth muscle cells of vessels. They are principally a pathology of the peripheral nervous system where they involve cutaneous nerves, causing pain and paresthesia. We present a case of a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve angiomyoma and its surgical treatment. A 24-year-old female presented to clinic with right thigh pain in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, which had been ongoing and progressive for seven months. There was associated numbness and tingling. A lesion was noted in the anterior subcutaneous tissues of the thigh on contrasted CT and MRI. The patient was taken to the operating room where a pearly white lesion was found within the subcutaneous tissue. No effect was seen with stimulation of the lesion. The lesion was removed en bloc, and pathological analysis revealed an angiomyoma. Post-operatively, the patient reported complete resolution of all symptoms, namely, pain and paresthesia. No similar reports were identified within the literature. Together, angiomyomas have been described within the lower extremities to cause pain and paresthesia. This is the first reported case of an angiomyoma involvement within the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Complete surgical resection, in this case, was curative and diagnostic.
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- Luke Mugge
- Neurological Surgery, Inova Neuroscience and Spine Institute, Falls Church, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, USA
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Ciaramella MA, Positano RCJ, Schneider DB, Doolan JJ, Forlines M, Positano RG. Angioleiomyoma (Vascular Leiomyoma) Presenting as a Pseudoaneurysm of the Tibialis Posterior Artery. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2019; 109:253-258. [PMID: 31268793 DOI: 10.7547/17-218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Reported here is the case of a 55-year-old woman presenting to a podiatry clinic with a chief complaint of left heel and ankle pain, who ultimately underwent operative excision of an angioleiomyoma adjacent to the tibialis posterior artery at the level of the medial malleolus. Accompanying this case are images from three modalities through which the defining characteristics of an angioleiomyoma can be appreciated. This case advocates for the inclusion of angioleiomyoma in the preoperative differential diagnosis of a mass presenting as a pseudoaneurysm in the lower extremity, particularly among women in the fourth to sixth decades of life.
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- Michael A. Ciaramella
- Hospital for Special Surgery, Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center, New York, NY
- Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center, New York, NY
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Center, New York, NY
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Sedberry SD, Bondi EL, Gazes MI, Blume P. A Case of Vascular Leiomyoma Causing Osseous Malformations in the Foot. J Foot Ankle Surg 2019; 57:1238-1241. [PMID: 29903593 DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A vascular leiomyoma is a vascular soft tissue tumor that is relatively rare and benign. They usually occur as solitary lesions and are well encapsulated. The present study describes a unique case of vascular leiomyoma causing erosions of a metatarsal secondary to compression from the tumor. We present a female in her fourth decade of life with osseous malformations of the third metatarsal that became painful after an acute trauma to the foot.
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- Shelly D Sedberry
- Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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- Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Surgeon, Affiliated Foot Surgeons, New Haven, CT; Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Surgery, Anesthesia, and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Buddemeyer K, McKissack HM, Farnell C, Robin JX, Qarmali M, Basetty CR, Washburn P, Moraes LV, Shah A. Leiomyoma of the Foot: A Case Report. Cureus 2018; 10:e3419. [PMID: 30542633 PMCID: PMC6284871 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Leiomyomas are benign tumors of smooth muscle origin. They are most commonly found in the uterus, but cutaneous leiomyomas may be occasionally present in the extremities and cause pain secondary to mass effect. Few studies have reported leiomyoma of the foot, and leiomyoma of the heel is particularly rare. We present a case of a 41-year-old female who presented to our clinic for a tender nodule on the posterior aspect of her right heel. The tumor was surgically excised and biopsied revealing cutaneous leiomyoma.
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- Miscellaneous, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Orthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Miscellaneous, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Orthopedics, Instituto De Assistência Médica Ao Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, BRA
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- Orthopaedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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INTRODUCTION There is an increasing trend to investigate plantar heel pain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan though plantar fasciitis is the most common cause. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of MRI in patients presenting with plantar heel pain. METHODS Case notes and MRI scans of 141 patients with a clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis were reviewed retrospectively. There were 98 females and 43 males patients. Fourteen patients had bilateral symptoms. Average age for male patients was 51 years (range = 26-78 years), and for female patients the average age was 52 years (range = 29-76 years). RESULTS A total of 121 feet had MRI features suggestive of plantar fasciitis. MRI was normal in 32 feet. There was one case of stress fracture of calcaneus and another of a heel fibroma diagnosed on MRI scan. CONCLUSIONS In our study, MRI scan was normal in 20.7% of the cases; 1.3% had a diagnosis other than plantar fasciitis but no sinister pathology. We therefore conclude that MRI scan is not routinely indicated and key is careful clinical assessment. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic, Level IV: Retrospective, Case series.
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- Muhammad Ali Fazal
- Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Enfield, London, UK
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- Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Enfield, London, UK
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- Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Enfield, London, UK
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Wollina U, Schönlebe J, Tchernev G, Gianfaldoni S, Lotti T. Cutaneous Angioleiomyoma - A Rare Cause of Posterior Heel Pain: A Case Report. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2017; 5:436-438. [PMID: 28785326 PMCID: PMC5535651 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2017.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Heel pain is a common presentation in outpatient clinics. Here, we report a 69-year-old woman who complaint about a painful nodule on her left posterior heel. There was no history of trauma. The lesion developed during ten weeks without any bleeding or ulceration. On examination, we observed a subcutaneous firm nodule of about 1 cm in diameter. The lesion was hypoechoic in diagnostic sonography suggesting a fibromatous tumour, which was removed surgically. Histologic investigations confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous angioleiomyoma. The occurrence of this benign tumour on the heel is quite uncommon but obvious a possible cause for heel pain. During follow-up, no recurrence was observed.
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- Uwe Wollina
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, 01067 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology "Georg Schmorl", Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, 01067 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior, and Onkoderma Policlinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Chávez-López M, Reyna-Olivera G, Pedroza-Herrera G. Vascular leiomyoma of the foot: Ultrasound and histologic correlation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 10:342-3. [PMID: 24269072 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Mario Chávez-López
- Departamento de Reumatología, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México.
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- Departamento de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital General Tercer Milenio, Aguascalientes, México.
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