The authors report a case of carcinoma cuniculatum plantar and review the literature on this rare tumour. The clinical features and course of this tumour. The clinical features and course of this tumour are successively described. Although associated with limited malignancy and almost exclusively local extension, progression of this disease may lead to amputation, which can be avoided by early diagnosis, especially based on precise histological examination of all tumours with a benign recurrent appearance after well conducted treatment.