title: A case of congenital ectopic nails on bilateral little fingers.
abstract: Congenital ectopic nails are a rare anomaly, but we observed a case of a 43-year-old woman with ectopic nails at the tips of her bilateral little fingers. On X-ray, the distal phalanx of the each little finger appeared depressed. We surgically removed the ectopic nails. One year and 6 months later, no relapse had occurred. The histopathological examination revealed undifferentiated nail tissue including nail, nail matrix, and nail epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshitane
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009264:Nails, Malformed; D011859:Radiography