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Epithelioid sarcoma of the plantar fascia mimicking Morbus Ledderhose - A severe pitfall for clinical and histopathological misinterpretation
Journal Paper/Review - Apr 5, 2017
Toepfer Andreas, Harrasser Norbert, Dreyer Florian, Mogler Carolin, Walther Markus, von Eisenhart-Rothe Rüdiger
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Plantar fibromatosis, also known as Morbus Ledderhose, is a well known and frequently encountered disorder of the planta pedis. When conservative treatment fails, surgical therapy with complete resection is the therapeutical procedure of choice. Soft tissue sarcoma is a heterogeneous and rare malignant disease of the musculoskeletal system with over 50 histopathological subtypes which can potentially arise in any localization but is most commonly found at the extremities. Here, we report the case of an epithelioid sarcoma of the sole of the foot which was initially and repeatedly clinically and histopathologically misinterpreted as plantar fibromatosis, receiving insufficient resection and subsequently ending in amputation of the lower leg.