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Giant acquired periungual fibrokeratoma of the thumb: case report and review

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Fibrokeratoma is a benign fibrous tumor which usually arises in fingers and toes. Tumor size is usually small, around 3–5 mm. We report a giant acquired periungual fibrokeratoma of the thumb in this study. The size of the tumor is 40 × 25 × 21 mm3. Clinical and histopathological characteristics of acquired fibrokeratoma are also reviewed.

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Hakan Bulam declares that he has no conflict of interest. Ayse Sencan declares that he has no conflict of interest. Betul Ak Bozkirli declares that he has no conflict of interest. Billur Sezgin declares that he has no conflict of interest. Serhan Tuncer declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.

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  1. Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Hakan Bulam

  2. Department of Hand Surgery, Baltalimani Bone Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ayşe Şencan

  3. Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

    Betül Ak Bozkırlı & Billur Sezgin

  4. Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Serhan Tuncer

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Bulam, H., Şencan, A., Bozkırlı, B.A. et al. Giant acquired periungual fibrokeratoma of the thumb: case report and review. HAND 10, 140–142 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9576-8

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