1. Tumors of the nail unit
- Author
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Stuart J. Salasche and Ida F. Orengo
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,Cysts ,Dermatology ,medicine.disease ,Lesion ,Nail Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,Nail disease ,Neoplasms ,medicine ,Nail (anatomy) ,Humans ,medicine.symptom ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,business - Abstract
Tumors of the nail unit are often initially misdiagnosed or diagnosed later in their course than their skin counterparts. This is probably because the nail can obscure the lesion or many nail tumors mimic inflammatory dermatoses of the nail unit. Both benign and malignant tumors of the nail unit are described.
- Published
- 1992