Isolated gouty tophus of a tibial sesamoid of the foot.
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.
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Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Eighth at Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000473:pathology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D013977:Tibia