Forefoot plantar multilobular noninfiltrating angiolipoma: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Grivas
Theodoros B
TB
Orthopaedic and Pathology department, Thriasio General Hospital, G, Gennimata Avenue, Magula, 19600 Greece. grivastb@vodafone.net.gr
Savvidou
Olga D
OD
Psarakis
Spyridon A
SA
Liapi
Georgia
G
Triantafyllopoulos
George
G
Kovanis
Ioannis
I
Alexandropoulos
Panagiotis
P
Katsiva
Vasiliki
V
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