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Fibrosarcoma of the Foot Masquerading as Plantar Fasciitis

Meilee L. Chen, DPM^*, Peter Graf, DPM, Mark Masotto, MD and Nader S. Shihabi, MD

^* Submitted during first-year podiatric surgical residency, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. Mailing address: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, 975 Sereno Dr, Vallejo, CA 94591.
Assistant Chief of Podiatry, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
Private practice, Fresno, CA.
Submitted during third-year pathology residency, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

Abstract

Fibrosarcoma is an uncommon, malignant soft-tissue tumor that is rarely found as a primary neoplasm in the foot. A case report is presented that demonstrates a large, locally invasive fibrosarcoma of the plantar aspect of the foot with initial symptoms consistent with plantar fasciitis. Below-the-knee amputation was performed as curative treatment. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 92(9): 507-511, 2002)