Tumors of the Nail Apparatus and Adjacent Tissues

Intraoperative diagnosis of nonpigmented nail tumours withex vivofluorescence confocal microscopy: 10 cases

“…This aspect was very well correlated with the histopathological features, characterized by the presence of numerous fibroblasts in the connective papillae, as previously reported. 10 This not previously described FCM feature, moreover easy to identify, can probably be considered as a clue for the intraoperative diagnosis of onychomatricoma with ex vivo FCM.…”

“…The number of benign lesions in our series was too low to draw any definitive conclusion, but we would like to underline the peculiar aspect of connective papillae in the cases of onychomatricoma, with many small spindle cells. This aspect was very well correlated with the histopathological features, characterized by the presence of numerous fibroblasts in the connective papillae, as previously reported . This not previously described FCM feature, moreover easy to identify, can probably be considered as a clue for the intraoperative diagnosis of onychomatricoma with ex vivo FCM.…”

Superficial black onychomycosis due to Neoscytalidium dimidiatum

“…Nail apparatus melanoma usually originates at the nail matrix and develops as a longitudinal melanonychia, although it also rarely originates at the nail bed and presents as a subungual pigmented spot. 7 Superficial black onychomycosis is a rare condition that shows classic characteristics of superficial onychomycosis, though with pigmented lesions. 5 Letters to the Editor Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum (previously known as Scytalidium dimidiatum) as possible pathogens.…”

“…[2][3][4][5][6] They are, however, not specific for evaluating cosmetic outcome after non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in the cervicofacial region. 7,8 Recognizing these limitations, we developed our questionnaire to measure patient-reported cosmetic outcome post-Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). This comprised six questions specific to scar appearance and two questions concerning their psychosocial impact.…”

Advances in Geriatric Dermatology

“…One study showed that 46.7 % of older adults in Minnesota did not disclose their CAM usage to their physicians for reasons such as "not being asked" (38.5 %) "didn't think about it" (22 %), and "didn't think it was important to my care" (22 %) [ 104 ]. Another study suggested that patients might fear negative views of their CAM usage or feel the need to protect cultural knowledge [ 105 ].…”