title: Case presentations and review of plexiform schwannoma in the foot.
abstract: Plexiform schwannoma is a soft tissue tumor that rarely presents in the lower extremity. We have reported on 2 cases of plexiform schwannomas that occurred in the foot and ankle. Owing to the relative obscurity of this condition in the lower extremity, we have also provided an overview of plexiform schwannomas and discussed the differences between this and other suspicious nodular soft tissue masses. The first patient was a 38-year-old female, who had a soft tissue mass located on the lateral aspect of her right foot that became symptomatic. The second patient was an 11-year-old male, who had a symptomatic soft tissue mass on the plantar aspect of his right foot. Both patients underwent surgical excision of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Completed during Postgraduate Year III Residency, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale New Haven Hospital-Veteran Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Samirah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT; Section Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT; and Private Practice, Milford, CT. Electronic address: pressmandpm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pressman
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Year I Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale New Haven Hospital-Veteran Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Clinical Instructor and Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Residency Academic Coordinator, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, Yale New Haven Hospital-Veteran Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT; and Private Practice, Hamden, CT.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: benign neoplasm; nerve sheath tumors; soft tissue mass