Periungual lipoma: About three cases

[en] Lipomas are one of the most common benign soft tissue tumors. The usual development sites are the neck, the torso, and the legs. Lipomas of the nail unit are extremely rare. Only five cases have been reported tip to now. four in subungual locations and one in the lateral nail fold. We report three cases of peri-Lingual lipomas, one on the digit and two on the toes. Two of them exhibited the histological features of perisudoral lipomas.

Disciplines :

Dermatology

Author, co-author :

Richert, Bertrand ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatologie

André, J.

Choffray, Alexandre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dermatologie

Rahier, Sylvie

de LA BRASSINNE, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dermatologie

Language :

English

Title :

Periungual lipoma: About three cases

Publication date :

August 2004

Journal title :

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

ISSN :

0190-9622

eISSN :

1097-6787

Publisher :

Mosby-Elsevier, New York, United States - New York

Volume :

Issue :

2 Suppl

Pages :

S91-S93

Peer reviewed :

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