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Soft-tissue mass lesion of the foot |
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Reshma Varghese1, Udit Chauhan1, Pranoy Paul2, Sonal Saran1
1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India 2 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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Date of Submission | 28-Jan-2021 |
Date of Decision | 10-Jun-2021 |
Date of Acceptance | 07-Dec-2021 |
Date of Web Publication | 25-May-2022 |
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A 46-year-old male presented to the orthopedic outpatient clinic with a history of gradually progressive swelling and pain in the left foot for 2 years. The patient denied any history of trauma and any significant past medical or surgical history. On examination, the swelling was seen in the left foot involving the dorsal and medial aspect with tenderness on palpation. The overlying skin was stretched and showed hyperpigmentation with minimal scales and central depigmentation [Figure 1]. | Figure 1: Photograph of the left foot showing swelling in the dorsum with hyperpigmentation of the overlying skin with minimal scales and central depigmentation
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Radiograph and ultrasound images of the foot are shown in [Figure 2] and [Figure 3]. An ultrasound video clip is also shown [Video File 1] [Additional file 1]. What is your impression? | Figure 2: Radiograph of the left foot in dorsoplantar view showing abnormality pointed by the white arrow in the first intermetatarsal space
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 | Figure 3: Ultrasound of the foot using a high-frequency probe in transverse plane showing the abnormality pointed by the arrow (a and b). Power Doppler image is shown in c. MT1: First metatarsal, MT2: Second metatarsal, MT3: Third metatarsal
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Declaration of patient consent
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
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Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.

Correspondence Address: Sonal Saran, Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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