title: Periungual fibroma.
abstract: Two cases of periungual fibroma of the hand are described. Lesions caused by periungual fibroma place pressure on the nail matrix, which results in marked nail deformities. In both cases, the nail deformities were improved by excision of the fibroma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009264:Nails, Malformed / Q000209:etiology*