 | Fitness 7165 Fitness / Sports Medicine For a long time, I have had lumps on the bottom of one foot in the arch area, toward the inner half of my foot. They are the size of marbles. I don’t think they are getting larger. But now I get pain in that area when walking or if I stand for a long time. What’s going on? Are these tumors that need to be cut out? For a long time, I have had lumps on the bottom of one foot in the arch area, toward the inner half of my foot. They are the size of marbles. I don’t think they are getting larger. But now I get pain in that area when walking or if I stand for a long time. What’s going on? Are these tumors that need to be cut out? htmASKTHEDOCplantarfibromatosislumps Based on your description, this sounds like a condition called plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose’s disease). Here, the plantar fascia (a layer of firm fibers under the skin in the bottom of the foot) forms hard, irregular lumps. 1445046 InteliHealth 2012-06-21 t Howard LeWine, M.D. 2015-06-21
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