title: Soft-tissue osteochondroma of the heel pad: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Extraskeletal osteochondroma of the foot are rare benign cartilaginous tumours. We present a case of soft-tissue osteochondroma in the heel pad superficial to the postero-inferior aspect of the calcaneus. We propose the pathogenesis of this lesion might be related to metaplasia in the plantar aponeurosis as described in literature, or it may be a fracture of the calcaneal osteochondroma, growing and presenting as soft-tissue lesion in the heel pad.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paraplegia & Rehabilitation, PtBD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India. drroopsingh@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Roop
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Mantu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Ramchander
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siwach
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Rohilla
authors.forename: Kiranpreet
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010784:Photomicrography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery