Sonographic Features of Onychopapilloma: A Single Center Retrospective Observational Study

Autor: Maria A. Mattioli, Italo F. Aromolo, Cristina B. Spigariolo, Angelo V. Marzano, Gianluca Nazzaro
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12:1795
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12051795
Popis: (1) Background: Onychopapilloma is a benign tumor of the nail bed and distal matrix. which usually manifests as monodactylous longitudinal eryhtronychia associated with subungual hyperkeratosis. The impossibility to rule out a malignant neoplasm is an indication for surgical excision and histological examination. Our aim is to report and describe the ultrasonographic features of onychopapilloma. (2) Methods: we conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with a histological diagnosis of onychopapilloma who underwent ultrasonographic examination in our Dermatology Unit from January 2019 to December 2021. (3) Results: Six patients were enrolled. Erythronychia, melanonychia, and splinter hemorrhages were the main dermoscopical findings. Ultrasonography detected nail bed dishomogeneity in three patients (50%) and a distal hyperechoic mass (5 patients, 83.3%). Color Doppler imaging did not show vascular flow in any of the cases. (4) Conclusions: the detection of a subungual distal non-vascularized hyperechoic mass by US, together with classical onychopapilloma clinical features, supports the diagnosis, especially in those patients who were unable to perform excisional biopsy.
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