title: Onychomatricoma: an unusual case of ungual pathology. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Buckinghamshire HP21 8AL, UK. ioannisgoutos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goutos
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Furniss
authors.forename: Gillian D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: 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