Plantar fibromatosis

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Painful nodular swelling along the plantar aspect of the right foot.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
mri

A relatively well-defined multinodular thickening of the central anteromedial plantar fascia, iso to low signal intensity compared to muscle on T1WI, low to intermediate signal intensity on T2WI with moderate enhancement on postcontrast sequences.

Case Discussion

MRI features suggestive of plantar fibromatosis a.k.a. Ledderhose disease.

Additional contributor: A. Ramdani, MD.

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