Preoperative Evaluation of a Subungual Glomus Tumor Case Using Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography
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226 Ann Dermatol Received October 1, 2013, Revised March 16, 2014, Accepted for publication June 23, 2014 Corresponding author: Yi-Ming Fan, Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, China. Tel: 86-759-2369983, Fax: 86-759-2231754, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. Subungual glomus tumor on the distal part of the right thumb. (A) A 6×4-mm purplish flush (arrow) with distal yellowish discoloration on the right thumb. (B) No nail abnormality present at 4 months postoperation. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.2.226
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دوره 27 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015