title: Ancient schwannoma of the foot.
abstract: Ancient neurilemoma (schwannoma) is an uncommon variant of neurilemoma. On the basis of histology, this slow-growing, benign neoplasm has often been confused with sarcoma, and this confusion has resulted in overzealous resection. The authors report a case of this lesion affecting the plantar aspect of the foot. A discussion of the clinical and histological findings that emphasizes diagnosis and treatment is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, California 94589-2485, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Graviet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kajani
mesh_terms: D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery