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LTC Stephen W. White, MC

Arch Dermatol. 1981;117(6):375-376.

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Plantar fibromatosis also has been reported as Dupuytren's disease of the foot¹ and Ledderhose's disease.² Fibromatosis of the plantar fascia does not result in contractions, as seen in the palm, because the extension of the plantar fascia to the phalanges is insignificant.³ Clinically, most cases of plantar involvement are asymptomatic.^3,4 Those patients who consult a physician do so because of pain. This tumor is not common, but several hundred cases have been reported in the literature.⁵

Report of a Case

A 42-year-old woman was seen in 1978 because of a plantar tumor. The lesion had been noted nine months earlier on the left foot, but it had only caused pain for six weeks. She could not comfortably bear weight on the affected side. Examination showed a pink lobulated tumor, measuring 2.0 x 1.5 cm, with a smaller satellite lesion on the left plantar surface (Fig . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
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From the Dermatology Service, Keller Army Hospital, US Military Academy, West Point, NY.

Footnotes
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to he construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

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