title: Forefoot plantar multilobular noninfiltrating angiolipoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Soft tissue tumors of the feet are uncommon and there have been very few reports of large series in the literature. These tumors continue to present the clinician with one of the most difficult problems in medicine.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a large multilobular noninfiltrating angiolipoma at the plantar surface of the forefoot. Only three cases occurring at the foot have been previously described. We report this new case due to unusual location of the tumor, the long duration (25 years) of its existence and the unique surgical approach for the tumor excision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and adjuvant radiotherapy is indicated in select cases.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Pathology department, Thriasio General Hospital, G, Gennimata Avenue, Magula, 19600 Greece. grivastb@vodafone.net.gr
authors.forename: Theodoros B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Grivas
authors.forename: Olga D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Savvidou
authors.forename: Spyridon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Psarakis
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liapi
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Triantafyllopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kovanis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexandropoulos
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katsiva
mesh_terms: D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery