title: Giant acquired periungual fibrokeratoma of the thumb: case report and review.
abstract: Fibrokeratoma is a benign fibrous tumor which usually arises in fingers and toes. Tumor size is usually small, around 3-5 mm. We report a giant acquired periungual fibrokeratoma of the thumb in this study. The size of the tumor is 40 × 25 × 21 mm(3). Clinical and histopathological characteristics of acquired fibrokeratoma are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bulam
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Şencan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betül Ak
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bozkırlı
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Billur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sezgin
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuncer