J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1994 Jun;29(3):1040-1048. 10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.3.1040.

Foot Tumor

• Won YY
• Kang ES
• Koo TY

• KMID: 2423172
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.3.1040

Abstract

Benign tumors and tumor like lesions in the foot are uncommon and those that are malignant are rare. Metastatic cancer of bone distal to the knee and elbow is unusual. By contrast, non-tumorous lisions that cause swelling, pretuberance, or deformity are common. Fifty two cases of tumors on foot were treated at our department from Jan. 1970 to Dec. 1991, we have treated fifty two cases of foot tumor and analysed their clinical characteristics. Bone tumors were more frequent than soft tissue tumors (2:1). Among soft tissue tumors benign tumors were frequent than malignant(1.4:1), and fibroma was the most frequent tumor(30%). Benign soft tissue tumors occured frequently at Edward and Michael's Zone 3(57%). Benign bone tumors has higher incidence than malignant(20:1). Osteochondroma was the most frequent tumor (48%). Predilection sites for osteochondroma and enchondroma of foot was distal phalanges and mitatarsal bone, respectively.

Keyword

Tumor; Foot

MeSH Terms

Bone Neoplasms
Chondroma
Congenital Abnormalities
Elbow
Fibroma
Foot*
Incidence
Knee
Osteochondroma