Onychomatricoma: an unusual case of ungual pathology. Case report and review of the literature.
Onychomatricoma represents a rare fibro-epithelial nail bed tumour. Numerous clinical variants of the condition have been described, and explicit diagnostic criteria have been recently developed. In this article, we outline the clinical and histopathological features of a case of onychomatricoma and review the literature with regards to the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and management.
Goutos
Ioannis
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Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Buckinghamshire HP21 8AL, UK. ioannisgoutos@hotmail.com
Furniss
Dominic
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Smith
Gillian D
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D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb