title: Symptomatic plantar fibroma with a unique sonographic appearance.
abstract: We present a case of a solitary plantar fibroma with unique sonographic features with MRI and pathologic correlation. A 25-year-old woman presented with a left foot mass that interfered with her gait. Sonography demonstrated a well-circumscribed, 32 mm × 27 mm × 14 mm subcutaneous mass with heterogeneous echogenicity. Unique sonographic characteristics included posterior acoustic enhancement, cystic components, and mild intratumoral hypervascularity. MRI confirmed the sonographic findings. Surgical excision was performed without complication. A pathologic diagnosis of fibroma with myxoid degeneration and cyst formation was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Logan College of Chiropractic, 1851 Schoettler Road, Chesterfield, MO 63006-1065, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Haun
authors.forename: John C S
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Norman W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Kettner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography