A case of congenital ectopic nails on bilateral little fingers.
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.
Iida
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Fukuya
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Y
Yoshitane
K
K
Hosaka
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Y
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