Granular Cell Tumor of the Posterior Tibial Nerve as a Rare Cause of Heel Pain

Autor:	Şerefettin Canda, Aydıner Kalacı, Teoman Toni Sevinç, Yunus Dogramaci, Sibel Hakverdi, Ahmet Nedim Yanat
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Granular cell tumor Posterior tibial nerve Heel medicine.anatomical_structure business.industry medicine General Medicine Tibia Anatomy medicine.disease business Fasciitis Peripheral
Zdroj:	Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 99:254-257
ISSN:	1930-8264 8750-7315
DOI:	10.7547/0980254
Popis:	Granular cell tumor of peripheral nerves is extremely rare. We present the case of a patient with a well-capsulated intraneural granular cell tumor involving the posterior tibial nerve, who presented with chronic heel pain mimicking plantar fasciitis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined intraneural soft-tissue mass within the substance of the posterior tibial nerve. Histopathologic examination showed a granular cell tumor, which is extremley rare in the peripheral nerves. Heel pain is one of the common conditions handled by physicians, podiatrists, and orthopedic surgeons. Posterior tibial nerve lesions at the leg should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients with persistent heel and foot pain. Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful method in the anatomical evaluation of focal intraneural lesions. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(3): 254–257, 2009)
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