Gominak S C, Ochoa J L
Department of Neurology, Camino Medical Group, Sunnyvale, California 94086, USA.
Muscle Nerve. 1998 Apr;21(4):528-30. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199804)21:4<528::aid-mus12>3.0.co;2-t.
Two patients with plantar foot pain, one mistakenly thought to have tarsal tunnel syndrome, had complete resolution of pain after resection of a sciatic nerve schwannoma of the midthigh. The entire extent of the sciatic nerve should be evaluated in patients presenting with unilateral, neuropathic foot pain.