title: Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Foot Clinically Mimicking Plantar Fibromatosis.
abstract: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma usually presenting in proximal extremities of middle-aged men. The authors discuss a unique case of EMC, localized in the plantar foot of a 76-year-old woman, clinically suspected as plantar fibromatosis. It is important to avoid misdiagnosis of EMC because of their propensity for late recurrence and their metastatic potential.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Medicine (DIMED), Surgical Pathology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; †Pathology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy; and ‡Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saraggi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salmaso
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Montesco
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zamuner
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tiengo
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rugge
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fassan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D000071380:Fibromatosis, Plantar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018204:Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor