Phalangeal intraosseous epidermoid cyst.

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  • Philip McGraw
  • Barbara Bonvento
  • Kirti Moholkar
چکیده

The authors describe two cases of phalangeal intraosseous epidermoid cyst. Two theories try to explain their origin. One theory sees traumatic implantation of epidermal cells as causative. A second theory is based on faulty embryogenesis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta orthopaedica Belgica

دوره 70 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004