The hair follicle and the nail share similar embryological and anatomical features and the occurrence of a tumour with follicular differentiation in the nail further demonstrates the common origin of these adnexal structures. Onychoblastoma has never been reported in the literature and probably represents a type of onychomatricoma, a term which includes a spectrum of different neoplasms with a similar architecture
Onychoblastoma (hamartoma of the nail unit): a new entity? / Misciali C; Iorizzo M; Fanti PA; Piraccini BM; Ceccarelli C; Santini D; Tosti A.. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0007-0963. - STAMPA. - 152:(2005), pp. 1077-1078. [10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06553.x]
Onychoblastoma (hamartoma of the nail unit): a new entity?
IORIZZO, MATILDE;FANTI, PIER ALESSANDRO;PIRACCINI, BIANCA MARIA;CECCARELLI, CLAUDIO;SANTINI, DONATELLA;TOSTI, ANTONELLA
2005
Abstract
The hair follicle and the nail share similar embryological and anatomical features and the occurrence of a tumour with follicular differentiation in the nail further demonstrates the common origin of these adnexal structures. Onychoblastoma has never been reported in the literature and probably represents a type of onychomatricoma, a term which includes a spectrum of different neoplasms with a similar architectureI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
