Onychomatricoma

Onychomatricoma
Onychomatricoma
Specialty	Dermatology

Onychomatricoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a distinctive tumor of the nail matrix.^[1]

This nail disease can mimic many nail problems and should be examined and biopsied by a dermatologist.^[2] In particular, a main concern is the malignant and destructive potential that may exist.^[3]

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^ Freedberg, Irwin M.; Eisen, Arthur Z.; Wolff, Klaus; Austen, K. Frank; Goldsmith, Lowell A.; Katz, Stephen I., eds. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-07-138076-8.
^ Onychomatricoma at eMedicine
^ Rashid, Rashid M.; Swan, James (2006). "Onychomatricoma: Benign sporadic nail lesion or much more?". Dermatology Online Journal. 12 (6): 4. PMID 17083884.

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[Fitz2-1] Freedberg, Irwin M.; Eisen, Arthur Z.; Wolff, Klaus; Austen, K. Frank; Goldsmith, Lowell A.; Katz, Stephen I., eds. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-07-138076-8.

[2] Onychomatricoma at eMedicine

[3] Rashid, Rashid M.; Swan, James (2006). "Onychomatricoma: Benign sporadic nail lesion or much more?". Dermatology Online Journal. 12 (6): 4. PMID 17083884.

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