Giant foot schwannoma

Schwannoma of the foot is rare; only 12 cases have been reported. A schwann oma is a benign neurogenic tumour derived from Schwann cells. The diagnosis is often delayed because the symptoms are mainly those of compression diso rders. We describe a 7 cm schwannoma of the heel in a 30-year-old man. Ten years earlier a schwannoma was removed from the same site. The recurrent le sion was widely excised and a medial plantar flap was used to repair the he el. (C) 2001 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons.