title: Giant foot schwannoma.
abstract: Schwannoma of the foot is rare; only 12 cases have been reported. A schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumour derived from Schwann cells. The diagnosis is often delayed because the symptoms are mainly those of compression disorders. We describe a 7cm schwannoma of the heel in a 30-year-old man. Ten years earlier a schwannoma was removed from the same site. The recurrent lesion was widely excised and a medial plantar flap was used to repair the heel.
authors: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Torossian
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Augey
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Salle
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Beziat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006365:Heel / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*