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nail bed cancer
Etiology:
- squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed
- cutaneous melanoma
Clinical manifestations:
- granulating lesion in the distal nail bed
- overlying, partially detached toenail
- pedal pulses are normal
- no erythema, induration, or warmth around the lesion [2]
Special laboratory:
- punch biopsy
Related
nail bed
Specific
squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed
General
nail disease
skin cancer
References
- Feily A
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Nail Bed
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2357. December 10, 2015
PMID: 26650155
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1502637
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2022
- Bristow IR, de Berker DA, Acland KM et al.
Clinical guidelines for the recognition of melanoma of the foot and nail unit.
J Foot Ankle Res. 2010;3:25
PMID: 21040565 PMCID: PMC2987777 Free PMC article
https://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1757-1146-3-25