title: A case of giant pencil-core granuloma.
abstract: Although pencil injury is a common occurrence, only six cases of so-called pencil-core granuloma have been reported. All of these granulomas were relatively small, and most of them simulated malignant melanoma. We report a giant pencil-core granuloma that developed on a patient's right palm. Its gross appearance was quite different from that of other cases previously reported; it was much larger and resembled a hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshitatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery