1. Clinico-pathologic, dermoscopic and ultrasound examination of a rare acral tumour involving the nail - case report and review of the literature
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Liliana Rogojan, Carolina Botar-Jid, Corina Baican, Rodica Cosgarea, Lavinia Elena Grigore, Loredana Ungureanu, and Alina Florentina Letca
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medicine.medical_specialty ,elastography ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,Superficial acral fibromyxoma ,Ultrasound ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,ultrasonography ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Benign tumor ,Lesion ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Biopsy ,Nail (anatomy) ,medicine ,Elastography ,superficial acral fibromyxoma ,medicine.symptom ,Radical surgery ,dermoscopy ,business ,skin and connective tissue diseases - Abstract
There is a large spectrum of tumors presenting as nodular lesions that may affect the subungual space. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with a rapidly growing nodular lesion under the nail of the first left toe. Non-invasive examinations using dermoscopy, ultrasonography and elastography were performed for the preoperative assessment of the lesion. The biopsy of the lesion revealed superficial acral fibromyxoma, a benign tumor with predisposition for acral sites. The patient underwent radical surgery with wide resection margins. This is the first case report of a superficial acral fibromyxoma affecting the subungual region characterized by dermoscopic, ultrasonographic and elastographic features. We also performed a short review of the literature.
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- 2016