A lipoma causing separation of toes in the second web space of the foot

Rahmi Can Akgün; Esra Circi; Hüseyin Demirörs; İsmail Cengiz Tuncay

Rahmi Can Akgün¹, Esra Circi², Hüseyin Demirörs¹, İsmail Cengiz Tuncay¹

¹Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Sarkisla State Hospital, Sivas, Turkey

Keywords: Benign tumor; difficulty of shoe wearing; forefoot; lipoma; second web space.

Abstract

Lipomas are common and benign soft tissue neoplasms which are composed of fat cells. These tumors often develop where adipose tissue is present; however, they can be rarely found in the foot. In this article, we present a 55-year-old male case with a lipoma leading to separating toes in the second web space of the foot and mechanical discomfort.