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#redirect [[Peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumours#Morton_neuroma]]
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Morton neuroma - alt 2 -- intermed mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Morton neuroma. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  = plantar interdigital neuroma
| Micro      = extensive fibrosis around and within the nerve, digital artery +/-[[thrombosis]] +/-arterial thickening
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[traumatic neuroma]], [[plexiform neurofibroma]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[soft tissue lesion|soft tissue]] of the foot
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  = foot pain
| Prevalence = not common
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        = +/-surgical excision
}}
'''Morton neuroma''' is a benign lesion of the foot that can be grouped with the [[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]].


It is also known as a '''plantar interdigital neuroma'''.<ref name=pmid22995258>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Makki | first1 = D. | last2 = Haddad | first2 = BZ. | last3 = Mahmood | first3 = Z. | last4 = Shahid | first4 = MS. | last5 = Pathak | first5 = S. | last6 = Garnham | first6 = I. | title = Efficacy of corticosteroid injection versus size of plantar interdigital neuroma. | journal = Foot Ankle Int | volume = 33 | issue = 9 | pages = 722-6 | month = Sep | year = 2012 | doi = DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2012.0722 | PMID = 22995258 }}</ref>
==General==
*Benign foot condition.
*Uncommon.
*Usually interdigital nerves.
Etiology:
*Indirect nerve trauma.
Clinical:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4>{{Ref Sternberg4|243}}</ref>
*Foot pain.
Note:
*Morton's neuroma is related [[traumatic neuroma]]:<ref>{{Ref_PSNP|238}}</ref>
**The difference is that in ''traumatic neuroma'' the nerve is usually transected; in ''Morton's neuroma'' the nerve is chronically compressed.
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4>{{Ref Sternberg4|243}}</ref>
*Extensive fibrosis around and within the nerve.
*Digital artery:
**+/-[[Thrombosis]].
**+/-Arterial thickening.
DDx:
*[[Traumatic neuroma]].
*[[Plexiform neurofibroma]].
===Images===
www:
*[http://www.tumorlibrary.com/case/detail.jsp?image_id=2324 Morton neuroma (tumorlibrary.com)].
*[http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1027811711000863-gr1.jpg Perineural fibrosis (els-cdn.com)].<ref>URL: [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811711000863 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811711000863]. Accessed on: 27 December 2012.</ref>
<gallery>
Image: Morton neuroma -- low mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - low mag. (WC)
Image: Morton neuroma -- intermed mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Morton neuroma -- high mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - high mag. (WC)
Image: Morton neuroma -- very high mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image: Morton neuroma - alt 1 -- intermed mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Morton neuroma - alt 2 -- intermed mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Morton neuroma - alt -- high mag.jpg | Morton neuroma - high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
==Sign out==
<pre>
LESION, THIRD WEB SPACE OF RIGHT FOOT ("MORTON'S NEUROMA"), EXCISION:
- CONSISTENT WITH MORTON'S NEUROMA.
</pre>
===Micro===
The sections show soft tissue with larger nerves with extensive fibrosis around and within the nerve. There is no significant nuclear atypia. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.
==See also==
*[[Peripheral nerve sheath tumours]].
*[[Neuroma]].
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
[[Category:Peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
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