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Although it is labeled a "neuroma", many sources do not consider it a true [[tumor]], but rather a thickening of existing tissue. | Although it is labeled a "neuroma", many sources do not consider it a true [[tumor]], but rather a thickening of existing tissue. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of the interdigital plantar nerve.
This problem is characterised by numbness and pain, relieved by removing footwear.
Although it is labeled a "neuroma", many sources do not consider it a true tumor, but rather a thickening of existing tissue.