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Sonographic appearance of subungual squamous cell carcinoma in the hand
Author(s) -
QuintanaCodina Monica,
CreusVila Lídia,
IglesiasPlaza Ana,
IglesiasSancho Maribel,
MeléNinot Gemma,
LázaroSimó Anna Isabel,
SallerasRedonnet Montse
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22506
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , nail (fastener) , ultrasound , nail disease , dermatology , ultrasonography , pathology , radiology , paronychia , materials science , metallurgy
Subungual squamous cell carcinoma is very rare, but it is the most frequent primary malignant tumor of the nail bed. Therefore, its diagnosis and treatment are crucial to ensure a favorable prognosis. We present the sonographic findings in a case of a subungual squamous cell carcinoma. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46 :212–214, 2018