A plantar fibroma is a fibrous knot, or nodule, in the arch of the foot. This nodule is embedded in the plantar fascia—a band of tissue spanning from heel to toe on the bottom of the foot.

In about half of the cases, the lesion is bilateral. Plantar fibromatosis is more infrequent and occurs at a younger age, including children. It is about twice as common in men as in women and is ...

More specific symptoms you experience can depend on the fibroma type. Plantar fibromas develop on the arch of the foot and may cause pain when pressure is placed on the fibroma—such as when ...

These papules have been described by many different names, including congenital pedal papules, congenital piezogenic-like papules, bilateral congenital fatty heel pads, plantar fibromatosis of the ...

These included 22 palmar fibromatoses from 21 patients (both of the bilateral lesions were tested in one patient), 5 plantar fibromatoses, 1 infantile digital fibromatosis, and 1 penile fibromatosis.

Use of collagenase clostridium histolyticum for plantar fibromatosis may improve nodular hardness and consistency. It trended toward greater improvement in mean change in pain. Presented results ...

A plantar fibroma is a noncancerous bump or growth in the arch of your foot. It develops in the plantar fascia, the thick, fibrous tissue at the bottom of your foot. The plantar fascia covers the ...

A plantar fibroma is a mass of fibrous tissue that develops in the arch of the foot. The growth often causes pain and discomfort even though it is benign. Treatment focuses on reducing the size of ...

I was out on placement in the hospital with the Orthotist, and a patient came in with this condition. Pain was only an issue on weight bearing (although rare), particularly ...