No Improvement from Corn Cryotherapy — Turned Out to Be a Plantar Benign Tumor (Epidermal Cyst)
A patient treated for a corn with cryotherapy for 6 months found no relief — an ultrasound at our Gangnam foot clinic revealed a plantar epidermal cyst, removed in about 15 minutes.
After receiving only cryotherapy for what was believed to be a corn, this patient saw no improvement and symptoms continued to worsen. Upon switching to a foot specialist clinic, it turned out to be a benign tumor (plantar mass).
For six months, this patient had been suffering from severe pain in the sole of the foot. After an X-ray at a dermatology clinic, they were diagnosed with a corn and received only cryotherapy. However, there was no improvement, and the pain around the area gradually worsened. Searching for a foot specialist near Gangnam Station, the patient found our clinic and came in for a consultation.
Suspecting the condition was not a corn, Dr. Jo Ju-won performed an ultrasound examination, which revealed a plantar epidermal (sebaceous) cyst. The patient, wanting to finally be free from the pain they had been experiencing, decided to proceed with surgical removal of the plantar mass.
At Gangnam Standard Orthopedic Clinic, Dr. Jo Ju-won is a foot and ankle specialist capable of performing surgery in-house. The procedure was carried out under local anesthesia, and once the anesthesia took effect, the plantar mass removal surgery took approximately 15 minutes.
It turned out not to be a corn, but a cyst — the patient must have been quite surprised, having received corn treatment all along. This case is a good reminder of just how important an accurate diagnosis is.
The approximately 2 cm plantar mass that had been causing discomfort for six months was successfully removed, along with any remaining ganglion material and debris. The procedure was completed with irrigation of the adhesion area.
Now that the plantar mass removal surgery is complete, we hope you can enjoy your daily life free from foot discomfort and pain.
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