title: Isolated gouty tophus of a tibial sesamoid of the foot.
abstract: A case of tophaceous gout involving a foot sesamoid is described in a middle-aged man with a history of chronic gout. Microscopic findings consisting of tophaceous foci located beneath an intact hyaline articulating surface are correlated with associated radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Eighth at Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lemont
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabo
mesh_terms: D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000473:pathology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D013977:Tibia