title: Tumors of the nail unit.
abstract: Tumors of the nail unit are often initially misdiagnosed or diagnosed later in their course than their skin counterparts. This is probably because the nail can obscure the lesion or many nail tumors mimic inflammatory dermatoses of the nail unit. Both benign and malignant tumors of the nail unit are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatologic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Salasche
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Orengo
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology