title: Tumors of the nail.
abstract: Tumors of the nail unit are frequently difficult to diagnose in a timely fashion. This article reviews the principal benign and malignant conditions the clinician may expect to encounter and stresses differential diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014860:Warts / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen