Onychocytic matricoma presenting as pachymelanonychia longitudinal. A new entity (report of five cases)

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-59

  Perrin, Christophe ^a   Cannata, Giuseppe Emilio ^b   Bossard, Celine ^c   Grill, Jean Marie ^d   Ambrossetti, Damien ^a   Michiels, Jean François ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^d Medipath   (France)

Author keywords

hair follicle; hair keratins; nail; onychomatricoma; pilomatricoma; skin appendage neoplasm

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NAIL DISEASE; ONYCHOCYTIC MATRICOMA; PACHYMELANONYCHIA LONGITUDINAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN TUMOR;

ACANTHOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, SEBORRHEIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS, MALFORMED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856221007     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31822c3d8b     Document Type: Article

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