Use of the inverted "T" incision to approach a plantar nodular lesion.

Knowledge of the inverted "T" incision--used in plastic, oncologic and orthopedic surgery--has allowed its adaptation for the diagnostic assessment and therapeutical approach of acral, nodular lesions. The authors describe the use of this technique for the surgical approach of a patient with a plantar nodular lesion, further diagnosed as a calcified angioleiomyoma.