Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 677-683, November 2009

Chopart's Amputation for Resection of Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Foot: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Manijeh Berenji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Associate, Department of Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • Christina Kwok-Oleksy, DPM, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Podiatry, New York College of Podiatric Medicine/Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Christina Kwok-Oleksy, DPM, MPH, Department of Podiatry, New York College of Podiatric Medicine/Metropolitan Hospital Center, 55 East 124th St, New York, NY 10035.
    • ,
  • Binh Nguyen Dang, BS

      Affiliations

    • New York Medical College, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Michael J. Trepal, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Podiatric Surgery, VP For Academic Affairs, New York College of Podiatric Medicine; Section Chief For Podiatry, Metropolitan Hospital Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York Medical College, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Marc K. Wallack, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital Center; Professor, New York Medical College, New York, NY

published online 11 September 2009.

Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) is a subset of soft tissue sarcoma that occurs mainly in young Caucasians. Although on initial presentation these growths might not appear to be malignant, CCS has a tendency to disseminate to regional lymph nodes and ultimately develop distant metastasis. We report a case of CCS from our institution, discussing the radiological and pathological findings, surgical treatments, and survival prognoses. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of using a Chopart's amputation technique in the resection of CCS of the foot. Level of Clinical Evidence: 4

Key Words: cancer, foot, neoplasm, surgery

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00301-9

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.020

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 677-683, November 2009

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