title: Plantar inclusion cyst: a review of the literature.
abstract: Cystic lesions on the plantar surface of the foot are rare and usually a consequence of trauma. Patients generally present complaining of a firm ovoid or nodular mass under a weightbearing area that exhibits dull to exquisite tenderness upon direct pressure. A careful history often reveals past injury of varying severity with subsequent evolution of a gradually enlarging mass closely adjoining the area of insult. A frequently overlooked finding of interest is a mixed histologic picture with features common to both foreign body reactions as well as inclusion cysts.
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology