Malignant Schwannoma of the Great Toe: A Case Report

Malignant schwannomas arising from the peripheral nerve sheath of the foot are very rare. We encountered a case of malignant schwannoma of the great toe in a 60-year-old woman with painful swelling and exudative ulceration, and report the findings of MR imaging and review the literature.

MR Findings of Angiomyoma of the Extremities: Two Cases Report

Angiomyoma is a benign soft tissue tumor that arises from the smooth muscle layer of blood vessels in the deeplayers of the dermis, or in subcutaneous tissue. It occurs as a well-encapsulated solitary mass, most of which areless than 2cm in diameter. Some patients complain of pain with or without tenderness. This tumor has apredilection for the lower extremities of middle-aged females. MRI findings of angiomyoma of the extremities haverarely been reported, and we describe these findings in two cases of angiomyoma of the hand and foot.