Giant acquired digital fibrokeratoma occurring on the left great toe.

Periungual acquired digital fibrokeratoma.

A 35-year-old female presented with an asymptomatic, slow growing, pedunculated growth on the first toe of her right foot for the past six years. On examination, there was a 2-cm-pedunculated, flesh colored growth arising beneath the proximal nail fold with multiple digitations on the surface [Figure 1] and surrounding collarette. Also, seen under the proximal nailfold was a small nodule which ...

Acquired digital fibrokeratoma: A case report and review of the literature

Acquired digital fibrokeratoma (ADFK) has typical characteristics and occurs most frequently on the fingers. The size of the tumor is usually less than 1 cm in diameter. We report a case of a typical ADFK, along with a review of the literature. A 76-year-old man presented with a two-year history of a slow-growing keratotic tumor on the edge aspect of his right hand ring finger. A literature sea...

Acral Hypomelanocytic Melanoma of Left Great Toe: A Rare Cancer

Repair of Minor Tissue Defect in Hand by Transfer of Free Tissue Flap from the Toe

Background:   To introduce our experience of using the free neurovascular flap from great and second toe. Methods:   Thirteen patients (fifteen fingers) sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institutin between March 2006 and September 2009. In two patients, fibular side skin-nail flaps of great toe were applied to cover the dorsal defect of distal thumb. I...

Unusual size, topography, and surgical resolution of an acquired fibrokeratoma*

Acquired fibrokeratoma is a rare benign skin tumor that usually manifests as a slow-growing solitary nodular lesion of the digits. We report a case of plantar acquired fibrokeratoma evidencing its atypical size and topography, in addition to the treatment with simple surgical excision followed by healing by second intention. Nondigital fibrokeratomas may occur in 18% of cases and rarely affect ...