title: Subungual dermatofibroma of the thumb.
abstract: We report a rare case of subungual dermatofibroma in a 38-year-old man who was noted to have bulging and thinning of the thumb nail plate. Growth of the nail plate to normal thickness and shape was achieved after surgical removal of the tumour and careful repair of the nail matrix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furusato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009262:Nails / Q000254:growth & development; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery