Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

LIVE: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)
Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
HAND
Published in: HAND 3/2012

01-09-2012 | Case Reports

Subungual tumors

Authors: Timothy P. Dooley, Katie E. Kindt, Mark E. Baratz

Published in: HAND | Issue 3/2012

Login to get access

Excerpt

A 60-year-old man described a 15-year history of intermittent drainage from beneath the nail plate of his left long finger. The drainage began years after the subject sustained an injury in which a thorn became embedded beneath the nail. The patient had performed a number of self-debridements over the years. He had taken oral antibiotics on multiple occasions. In the 6 months prior to presentation, the drainage became more constant along with pain and erythema. …
Literature
1.
Al-Qattan MM, Al-Namla A, Al-Thunayan A, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of glomus tumours of the hand. J Hand Surg. 2005;30B(5):535–40.
2.
Baran R, Goettmann S. Distal digital keratoacanthoma: a report of 12 cases and a review of the literature. Br J Dermatol. 1998;139(3):512–5. PMID: 9767302.PubMedCrossRef
3.
Bhaskaranand K, Navadgi BC. Glomus tumor of the hand. J Hand Surg. 2002;27B:229–31.
4.
Blessing K, Kernohan NM, Park KG. Subungual malignant melanoma: clinicopathological features of 100 cases. Histopathology. 1991;19:425–9.PubMedCrossRef
5.
Boyes JH, Bunnell’s Surgery of the Hand. Ed 4. P 721. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Co 1964.
6.
Cain CT, Niemann TH, Argenyi Z. Keratoacanthoma versus squamous cell carcinoma. An immunohistochemical reappraisal of p53 protein and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression in acanthoma like tumors. Am J Dermatopathol. 1995;17:324–31.PubMed
7.
Calandruccio JH, Jobe MT. Tumors and tumorous conditions of the hand. In: Canale ST, editor. Campbell’s operative orthopaedics. 10th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2003. p. 3779–808.
8.
Carroll RE. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed. J Hand Surg Am. 1976;1(2):92–7.PubMed
9.
Carroll RE, Berman TA. Glomus tumors of the hand. Review of the literature and report on twenty-eight cases. JBJS-Am. 1972;54A(4):691–703.
10.
Clary BM, Brady MS, Lewis JJ, et al. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the management of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma: review of a large single-institutional experience with an emphasis on recurrence. Ann Surg. 2001;233:250–8.PubMedCrossRef
11.
Cohen T, Busam KJ, Patel A, Brady MS. Subungual melanoma: management considerations. Am J Surg. 2008;195:240–8.CrossRef
12.
Dalle S, Depape L, Phan A, Balme B, Ronger-Savle S, Thomas L. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail apparatus: clinicopathological study of 35 cases. Br J Dermatol. 2007;156(5):871–4.PubMedCrossRef
13.
Daly JM, Berlin R, Urmacher C. Subungual melanoma: a 25-year review of cases. J Surg Oncol. 1987;35:107–12.PubMedCrossRef
14.
de Berker DA, et al. Micrographic surgery for subungual squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Plast Surg. 1996;49(6):414–9.PubMedCrossRef
15.
Fayol J, Baran R, Perrin C, et al. Onychomatricoma with misleading features. Acta Derm Venereol. 2000;80:370–2.PubMedCrossRef
16.
Fong ST, Lam YL, So YC. A modified periungual approach for treatment of subungual glomus tumor. Hand Surg. 2007;12:217–21.PubMedCrossRef
17.
Gaertner EM, Gordon M, Reed T. Onychomatricoma: case report of an unusual subungual tumor with literature review. J Cutan Pathol. 2009;36(1):66–9.PubMedCrossRef
18.
Goutos I, Furniss D, Smith GD. Onychomatricoma: an unusual case of ungual pathology. Case report and review of the literature. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010;63:e54–7.PubMedCrossRef
19.
Greene RG. Soft tissue tumors of the hand and wrist. A ten year survey. J Med Soc New Jersey. 1964;61:495–8.PubMed
20.
21.
Heaton KM, El-Naggar A, Ensign LG, Ross MI, Balch CM. Surgical management and prognostic factors in patients with subungual melanoma. Ann Surg. 1994;219(2):197–204.PubMedCrossRef
22.
Hutchinson J. Melanosis often not black: melanotic whitlow. Br Med J. 1886;1:491–4.
23.
Kato T, Suetake T, Sugiyama Y, et al. Epidemiology and prognosis of subungual melanoma in 34 Japanese patients. Br J Dermatol. 1996;134:383–7.PubMedCrossRef
24.
Lai CS, Lin SD, Tsai CW, Chou CK. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed. Cutis. 1996;57(5):341–5.PubMed
25.
Lamp JC, Graham JH, Urbach F, et al. Keratoacanthoma of the subungual region. JBJS. 1964;46a:1721–32.
26.
27.
Meesiri S. Subungual squamous cell carcinoma masquerading as chronic common infection. J Med Assoc Thai. 2010;93(2):248–51.PubMed
28.
Metzger S, Ellwanger U, Stroebel W, et al. Extent and consequences of physician delay in the diagnosis of acral melanoma. Melanoma Res. 1998;8:181–6.PubMedCrossRef
29.
Moehrle M, Metzger S, Schippert W, et al. “Functional” surgery in subungual melanoma. Dermatol Surg. 2003;29:366–74.PubMedCrossRef
30.
O’Leary JA, Berend KR, Johnson JL, et al. Subungual melanoma. A review of 93 cases with identification of prognostic variables. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000;378:206–12.PubMedCrossRef
31.
Oliwiecki S, Peachey RD, Bradfield JW, Ellis J, Lovell CR. Subungual keratoacanthoma—a report of four cases and review of the literature. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1994;19(3):230–5.PubMedCrossRef
32.
Perrin C, Goettmann S, Baran R. Onychomatricoma: clinical and histopathological findings in 12 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998;39:560–4.PubMedCrossRef
33.
Posch JL. Tumors of the hand. JBJS. 1956;38A:517–40.
34.
Quinn MJ, Thompson JE, Crotty K, et al. Subungual melanoma of the hand. J Hand Surg [Am]. 1996;21:506–11.CrossRef
35.
Roan TL, Chen CK, Horng SY, et al. Surgical technique innovation for the excision of subungual glomus tumors. Dermatol Surg. 2011;37:259–62.PubMedCrossRef
36.
Rosen LR, Powell K, Katz SR, Wu HT, Durci M. Subungual squamous cell carcinoma: radiation therapy as an alternative to amputation and review of the literature. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2010;11(4):285–8.PubMed
37.
Ruben BS. Pigmented lesions of the nail unit: clinical and histopathologic features. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2010;29(3):148–58.PubMedCrossRef
38.
Thomas JM, Newton-Bishop J, A’Hern R, et al. Excision margins in high-risk malignant melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:757–66.PubMedCrossRef
39.
Tomak Y, Akcay I, DAbak N, Eroglu L. Subungual glomus tumours of the hand: diagnosis and treatment of 14 cases. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2003;37:121–4.PubMedCrossRef
40.
Tosti A, Piraccini BM, Calderoni O, et al. Onychomatricoma; report of three cases, including the first recognized in a colored man. Eur J Dermatol. 2000;10:604–6.PubMed
41.
Underhill T. Subungual keratoacanthoma: the importance of accurate diagnosis. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2010;35(7):599–600. PMID: 20719897.PubMedCrossRef
42.
Van Geertruyden J, Lorea P, Goldschmidt D, et al. Glomus tumors of the hand. A retrospective study of 51 cases. J Hand Surg-Br Vol. 1996;21:257–60.CrossRef
43.
Virgili A, Rosaria Zampino M, Bacilieri S, Bettoli V, Chiarelli M. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed: a rare disease or only misdiagnosed? Acta Derm Venereol. 2001;81(4):306–7.PubMedCrossRef
44.
Wood W. On painful subcutaneous tubercle. Edinburgh Med J. 1812;8:283.
45.
Zabawski Jr EJ, Washak RV, Cohen JB, Cockerell CJ, Brown SM. Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed: is finger predominance another clue to etiology? A report of 5 cases. Cutis. 2001;67(1):59–64.PubMed
Metadata
Title
Subungual tumors
Authors
Timothy P. Dooley
Katie E. Kindt
Mark E. Baratz
Publication date
01-09-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
HAND / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-012-9418-0

Other articles of this Issue 3/2012

HAND 3/2012 Go to the issue

Letter to the Editor

What were the adverse events for Dupuytren’s patients treated with Xiaflex who had contractures less than 20°?

Surgery Articles

Complete digital amputations undergoing replantation surgery: a 10-year retrospective study

Correspondence and Brief Communications

A three-dimensional finite element analysis of finger joint stresses in the MCP joint while performing common tasks

Surgery Articles

The emotive impact of medical language

Surgery Articles

Differences in treatment of digital amputation injuries based on community transfer versus tertiary initial presentation

Review Articles of Topics

Outcomes of open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a meta-analysis