Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Foot Clinically Mimicking Plantar Fibromatosis

Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Mar;39(3):e38-e40. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000735.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Chondrosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Chondrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential*
  • Female
  • Fibromatosis, Plantar / diagnosis
  • Fibromatosis, Plantar / pathology
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis
  • Foot Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor

Supplementary concepts

  • Chondrosarcoma, Extraskeletal Myxoid