A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor on the Foot

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Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are uncommon soft tissue tumors originating from mesenchymal cells.They were usually known to arise in the pleura, but in the last years, numerous extrathoracic SFTs have been reported 1 .Multiple organs including liver, kidney, thyroid, central nervous system, adrenal gland, soft tissue, head and neck, and skin are thought to be primary sites 2 .SFT is usually benign but can be malignant 1 .In the literature only few authors have reported SFTs involving the extremities.Herein we report a rare case of SFT presenting in the plantar area of the foot, clinically resembling a corn.A 44-year-old Korean female presented with a 1.0 cm×1.0 cm sized, erythematous, corn-like mass on left foot, which lasted for years (Fig. 1).She had no pain on the lesion and any other systemic symptoms.There was no specific past history

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