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Heel lipoma mimicking plantar fasciitis in a ballroom dancer
Nicholas R Taweel1, Steven M Raikin1
1Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract:
The present case illustrates a lipoma as an unusual cause of heel pain. A 64-year-old female ballroom dancer presented with 8 months of pain that was unresponsive to previous treatment of plantar fasciitis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heel lipoma. Her pain was fully resolved after surgical excision. Soft tissue tumors should be included in the differential diagnosis of heel pain, especially when symptoms and treatment response do not follow the typical course of plantar fasciitis.
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