Imaging of the tumors of the perionychium.
Despite the high value of clinical examination of the perionychium, radiography remains necessary if one suspects a deep mass beneath the nail plate. Ultrasonography may be helpful in experienced hands to depict cystic or vascular lesions, but MRI offers the most promising developments for imaging the perionychium.
Drapé
Jean-Luc
JL
Service de Radiologie B, CHU Cochin-APHP, 27, rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75679 Paris Cedex 14, France. jean-luc.drape@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis