title: Superficial acral fibromyxoma.
abstract: Superficial acral fibromyxoma is a rare soft tissue tumour affecting the digits, particularly the nail bed region. The condition was first described in 2001. We report the case of a 71-year-old man who presented with a long standing history of a lump affecting the pulp of the his right ring finger. This was surgically excised and subsequent pathological analysis confirmed the lesion to have been a superficial acral fibromyxoma. We use this case to highlight the features of this rare clinical entity, which has never previously been described in the surgical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninewells University Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. omarquaba@doctors.net.uk
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Quaba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evans
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authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Nafussi
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery