title: Plantar fibromatosis: use of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis.
abstract: For patients presenting with classic features of plantar fibromatosis, a presumptive diagnosis may be made on clinical grounds alone. In less clear cases, a biopsy may allow confirmation of the diagnosis; however, a biopsy exposes the patient to operative complications. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a noninvasive method for confirmation of the clinical diagnosis that may obviate the need for a biopsy. We describe a case that demonstrates the potential of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Watson-Ramirez
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Warschaw
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mulloy
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male