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{{ 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 | |||
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| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = foot pain | |||
| Prevalence = not common | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
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| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = | |||
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| Tx = +/-surgical excision | |||
}} | |||
'''Morton neuroma''' is a benign lesion of the foot that can be grouped with the [[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]. | '''Morton neuroma''' is a benign lesion of the foot that can be grouped with the [[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]. | ||
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Clinical:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4>{{Ref Sternberg4|243}}</ref> | Clinical:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4>{{Ref Sternberg4|243}}</ref> | ||
*Foot pain. | *Foot pain. | ||
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*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== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
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*[http://www.tumorlibrary.com/case/detail.jsp?image_id=2324 Morton neuroma (tumorlibrary.com)]. | *[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> | *[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== | ==Sign out== | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]. | *[[Peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]. | ||
*[[Neuroma]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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